"Yes."
Chen Qun agreed and said: "Since the general has given a clear order, no matter what difficulties the Liangzhou government has, they should find ways to overcome them, instead of imposing the burden on the people in violation of the order.
If they cannot solve this difficulty, Why did the imperial court appoint them to govern Liangzhou?
According to their approach, even a fool can do it, so what's the use of them?"
Liu Cheng nodded, "My long words have deeply touched my heart.
General Ben has ordered the arrest and imprisonment of Yang Lang, the chief of the Liangzhou Governor's Office, who is responsible for this matter.
The case will be tried by you.
It will be heard within two days."
Another result is that the general expenses imposed on the people must be returned to them in full.
It is up to you to find a way to solve the problem.
You, Chen Changwen, will not disappoint me, right?"
"Students obey orders" Chen Qun had to bite the bullet and take over this mess.
After leaving the military camp, he immediately went to Liao Hua and brought the arrested Yang Lang for interrogation.
In the eyes of Liangzhou Governor Shi Yanglang, Liu Cheng was a high-ranking Lord Sikong who only needed to give orders.
He would not personally care about where the money came from or how to collect grain, grass and baggage, so he believed that Liu Cheng would definitely not Hui Hui knew that half of the money and food was distributed to the people, but he never expected that Liu Cheng would personally intervene and order an investigation into the case.
When Liao Hua came to Yang Lang with a large number of officers and soldiers, Yang Lang understood everything.
Chen Qun's interrogation of Yang Lang went smoothly.
Yang Lang admitted that he had disobeyed Master Sikong's order and allocated military expenditures to the people.
However, Chen Qun would not let him go so simply.
The other half of the military expenditures would be returned We need to find the solution from him.
Someone immediately reported that Yang Lang had embezzled taxes, river renovation projects, and a large amount of money for water conservancy projects when he was the governor of Liangzhou.
In the late Han Dynasty, the officialdom had become extremely corrupt.
Naturally, this investigation was accurate.
A large amount of money, food, gold, silver, jewelry, and antiquities were seized from Yang Lang's mansion and the village outside the city.
Chen Qun naturally used the accounts to The property was confiscated and used as military expenses.
But this was not enough to spend on this large army.
Chen Qun sent people to summon Liangzhou officials and hinted that they were involved in Yang Lang's case to some extent.
He said that someone had reported that they were in cahoots with Yang Lang.
They were ordered to hand over all the money and food for corruption within the specified period of time to atone for their sins.
The court could let things go by the wayside.
If they did not hand over the money within the time limit, they would all be held accountable.
The Liangzhou officials were frightened to death.
After returning, they raised money and food to hand over the stolen money.
In this way, not only was the military expenditure for this trip to the Western Regions secured, but there was still a lot of surplus after returning the money and food distributed to the people.
Chen Qun converted all of it into silver coins for easy portability.
Five days later, the army set off.
The generals who followed Liu Cheng were Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, Ma Chao and Pang De, and the civilian officials included Chen Qun, Liu Ye and others.
At this time, the Hexi Corridor was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.
Qiang rebellions occurred from time to time.
The rebellions interrupted the commercial and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and the towns in Liangzhou were also much depressed.
Starting from Wuwei City, what Liu Cheng saw along the way was the decline of people's livelihood and the depression of the market.
The local governments in Zhangye County and Jiuquan County had already received the news and organized the officials and people to rest and repair the roads, making Liu Cheng's army more convenient for their westward journey.
Chen Qun sat on his horse and sighed: "If the general doesn't come, we don't know how long it will take for this official road to be renovated."
"The local officials don't do anything.
If there were officials with a little sense of responsibility, how could the Hexi Corridor become like this?
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It is also imperative to rectify the officialdom in Liangzhou.
Officials trained by the clan are all Being too selfish is not conducive to the governance of the country."
Liu Cheng was not just talking.
After the army arrived in Zhangye County and Jiuquan County, he summoned the officials from the two counties and reprimanded them in an extremely stern tone for their inaction, self-protection, selfishness, and failure to fulfill their duties. local government responsibilities, did not have the benevolence and broad-mindedness to protect the local area on behalf of the emperor, and released a strong political signal to rectify the officialdom.
He has warned these people that if they continue to act according to the old official way, the imperial court will issue relevant laws and regulations. punish.
The officialdom in Liangzhou was suddenly in a state of turmoil, and some unhealthy tendencies were restrained a lot.
After passing Lufu County, the seat of Jiuquan County, now Jiuquan City, the army headed northwest, passing through Yumen County, Qianqi County, and Shatou County.
After passing Shatou County, we entered the jurisdiction of Dunhuang County.
This place has begun to become sparsely populated and full of desert Gobi.
Liu Cheng and his army of more than 10,000 people spent their New Year's Eve on the south bank of Mingze.
Mingze was a huge lake and an extremely important freshwater lake on the Silk Road at that time.
It was called Daze during the Tang Dynasty.
It was two hundred and sixty miles long from east to west and sixty miles wide from north to south.
It can be speculated that its water area was larger during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The reason why Mingze is called Mingze is because it is fed by a river.
This river was called Jiduanshui in the Western Han Dynasty.
It was called Mingshui in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Later generations called it Mingze.
The Shule River is just a long time ago and has gone through many changes.
The Mingshui River back then is no longer the Shule River it is today.
The Mingshui River back then has also become multiple connected lakes.
On New Year's Eve, the lake in Mingze was frozen.
The soldiers broke the ice to get water, piled firewood in the camp, lit bonfires, slaughtered the cattle and sheep purchased from Shatou County, and set up large pots to cook.
Make soup with meat.
The army's baggage was limited, and because they had to march long distances, they did not carry a lot of alcohol.
Even if they did, they were not allowed to drink.
The soldiers used tea instead of alcohol.
They ate meat and drank tea in the camp by the lake, while chatting and spanking.
This is how we spent New Year's Eve.
On the first day of the new year, the army broke camp and continued to march in the southwest direction.
There was a county town in the southwest of Mingze called Ming'an.
The origin of its name was related to the Mingshui flowing through its territory.
The army was not in a hurry, and its march was not very fast.
It arrived in Ming'an County two days later on the third day of the first lunar month.
At noon, a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared in the northeast of the county.
This frightened the officials and people in Ming'an County.
Not knowing their purpose, the county magistrate Yao Deshui ordered the city gates to be closed and let the county soldiers Defend on the city wall.
However, the county soldiers are all lazy people without much training.
It's okay to bully the people, but let them fight to hell.
They have never seen the huge scene of thousands of troops galloping outside the city.
They just climbed onto the city wall.
More than a dozen people were so frightened that they peed their pants.
The county magistrate Yao Deshui stood on the tower and was so frightened that his face turned pale.
The army outside the city stopped not far away, and a young general holding an iron gun and beating his horse came galloping towards the city and shouted: "I am Ma Chao, the captain of Pingrong.
Who is in charge in the city who hasn't come out quickly to answer me?"
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"Why does the name Ma Chao seem familiar?"
Yao Deshui muttered.
A clerk next to him seemed to have thought of something and said, "My lord, could this person be Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng?"
Yao Deshui slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: "I remember, Ma Teng's son is called Ma Chao, he should be his age."
Yao Deshui thought for a moment and stood up, cupping his hands and saying: "Ming'an ordered Yao Deshui to meet Ma Xiaowei.
I wonder what happened when Ma Xiaowei led his army to our Ming'an County.
I heard that your father and son rebelled against the court and occupied Wuwei County.
Ma Teng also made himself the prefect." , could it be that you two, father and son, are greedy and want to capture Ming'an County?"
Ma Chao was immediately furious: "What the hell, my father and son have ever rebelled against the imperial court.
At that time, there were traitors and sycophants in the court.
My father and son only opposed Dong Zhuo's disorderly government.
Now that Dong Zhuo has been executed, His Majesty the Emperor ordered the Marquis of Anyi and General Hussar to , Sikong Liu Gong, regent of the government , my father and son have already submitted to the imperial court.
Now Liu Gong is leading the army to inspect the Western Regions.
Ma Mou is obeying orders under Liu Gong's account.
Liu Gong ordered Ma Mou to come to negotiate with the officials of Ming'an County.
The army will rest here.
You guys will wait.
Why don't you quickly open the city gate and go out to welcome Liu Gong into the city?"
Is Sikong Liu Gong's surname Liu a clan member?
Dunhuang County has lost contact with the Central Plains over the years.
It is not clear what happened to the imperial court.
Yao Deshui also wants to know the specific situation.
Yao Deshui thought for a moment and asked: "You said that Sikong Liugong led his army to patrol the Western Regions and came to Ming'an.
What evidence is there?"
Ma Chao said angrily: "Yao Deshui, are you a pig?
Can't you see the flag of Sikong Liu Gong behind me?
Or do you want Liu Gong to come to the city to see you in person?"
Beads of sweat appeared on Yao Deshui's forehead.
He took out his silk handkerchief and wiped it constantly.
The clerk next to him reminded: "Your Majesty, the walls of our county cannot prevent the army from attacking.
If the other party really wants to attack, no need moment Now that we have conquered it, there is no need to waste time with us here.
The students thought that Sikong was really coming at that time.
Look at the honor guards, flags, and banners in the army.
These are not things that ordinary leading generals are qualified to display."
Yao Deshui took a look and found that it was indeed the case.
The standard of the military honor guard was only a little worse than the emperor's honor guard.
He immediately said: "Don't be upset, Captain Ma.
I have poor eyesight.
I didn't see clearly just now.
Now, At first glance, it turned out that he really had the power that only Sikong Liu Gong had.
He asked the school captain to report back to Liu Gong.
The subordinate immediately led the officials and people in the city out of the city to welcome Liu Gong into the city."
"Humph, you know what's going on."
Ma Chao said, beat the horse and returned to the army to report to Liu Cheng.
After a while, the city gate opened, and Yao Deshui came out of the city with officials of all sizes from the county government, followed by a large number of people in the city.
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The common people stood on both sides of the city gate, while Yao Deshui led the county officials to the front of the army.
Ma Chao, who was leading the way, cupped his fists and reported to Liu Cheng: "General Qi, this is Ming'an Order Yao Deshui, and behind him are the county officials.
"Thirteen officials, big and small" After saying that, Ma Chao turned to Yao Deshui and shouted: "Yao Deshui, this is the Marquis of Anyi, General Hussar, and Duke Liu of Sikong of the current dynasty.
You guys have not seen each other before."
Yao Deshui and others were dumbfounded when they saw Liu Cheng for the first time.
They did not expect that Sikong Liu Gong, the regent of the dynasty, would be so young.
They came to their senses only after Ma Chao shouted, and immediately bowed and said: "Ming'an ordered Yao Deshui to lead thirteen county officials who had seen Mr.
Liu but were unable to welcome him from a distance.
Please forgive Mr.
Liu."
Liu Cheng raised his hand and said: "Magistrate Yao, everyone, please excuse me.
This general's western tour was decided temporarily in Longqi City, and no formal document was issued.
He just didn't want the counties and counties along the way to be prepared.
This general wants to see the officials from various places along the way.
The real situation of the government and the people.
Today is the third day of the new year, and I have to ask Magistrate Yao to buy some cattle and sheep to slaughter for the soldiers.
The required expenses will be allocated from the military expenses of this western patrol, and will not be used along the way.
The government and the people bear the burden” Yao Deshui hurriedly held up his hands and said: "Thank you Mr.
Liu for your concern for the officials and people of Ming'an County.
I will definitely make arrangements for you.
Please go to the city to rest.
Your Majesty and others have ordered people to clean up the county government office."
Liu Cheng told Pang De and Zhang Xiu: "You two will lead your troops to camp outside the city.
Xu Huang, Ma Chao, and Liao Hua will lead the cavalry and follow me into the city."
The generals agreed: "Promise":