When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 265 After the North is stabilized
Yalang, Black Scorpion, Three-Headed Snake, and Jinsha have all surrendered. Mushan, Maha, Big Er, Red Face, and Black Face have nothing to struggle with.The four Yalangs continued to stay in place and were supervised by Shui Shuiyi in the dark, while Mushan and others were packed away.

The next day, the army left Watao City. There was no need to hide their next goal, and they couldn't hide it. Zhuozhou was the place where the final decisive battle in the northwest took place.The army circled around, attacked the city, and destroyed everything. It only took more than a month to clear out the remnants of the Shenmu Cult in Tubahun. A small part of them fled to Zhuozhou, and the army also pursued them to the border of Zhuozhou.

In August of the sixth year of Shengtong.The wind and smoke in the North are gradually extinguished. Except for the northwest and northeast, which are still in war, stability has returned to other places.The population that had fled south due to famine and wars among nobles and nobles returned to the north.Li Shun saw this kind of report and ordered all local government offices to do a good job in resettlement work, relieve refugees, distribute fields, and organize wasteland reclamation.Ding Ao, Bai Linxian, and Sun Shu are responsible for supervising the implementation.

The rectification of officialdom and the implementation of the New Deal were carried out very quickly.The fame and status of Ding, Bai, and Sun have also increased, and the world has called them the "Three Heroes of the Holy Tong". Officials from all over the country knew that these three people would become ministers of the Holy Tong Dynasty in the future. Be attached to each other.

Li Shun learned of this situation and knew that another faction in the court was about to form.This cannot be stopped.People always like to stick together, and the art of being an official is to stand in line.Li Shun is not afraid that they will form a clique. Now that the military power is firmly in his hands, as long as the army is not in chaos, they will not be able to overturn the situation.The two guards in his hands are not vegetarian at all.

Among the three, Ding Ao was the most powerful, and all the aristocratic families supported him.He was self-aware and wrote to Li Shun many times. On the surface, he was asking for his opinion on the New Deal, but in fact, he was showing that he had no intention of forming a party for selfish purposes. He was just stuck there and had to be the leader.

The smooth implementation of the New Deal, the compromises of wealthy families, officials and scholars, also required Li Shun to pay certain benefits in exchange.Li Shun's reply to Ding Ao was also very clear, so that he did not need to worry too much, and it could satisfy the demands of those aristocratic families to a certain extent.However, the thrust of the New Deal cannot be changed.When the big stick is waved, a carrot must be fed in time.Before the New Deal was about to be implemented, Li Shun's butcher knife had chopped off the heads of many wealthy families. If the high pressure continues now, the probability of collapse is too high.

Compared with Ding Ao's helplessness, Bai Linxian was a little intentional and won over many officials appointed by Li Shunxin.It seems that no matter how smart a person is, he cannot resist the temptation of power.

Sun Shu became a model respected by Qingliu. Li Shun originally thought that Bai Linxian, who came from Liu Zheng's staff, or Liu Feixiong, who was of the same clan as Liu Zheng, would be more favored by them.I didn't expect it to be him.Sun Shu's uprightness was praised by the world. Compared with Ding and Bai who were good at using political tactics, he had the courage to move forward and never compromise. He even defeated many hard bones that Ding and Bai could not chew. Gotta have no temper.

One of his famous sayings is widely circulated among the people: "If the body is not upright, it will not be able to cultivate people. If the body is upright, all harm will be invulnerable. If the minister's heart is upright, the people will protect themselves. If the heart is upright, people will be at peace." No tea, no wine, no private banquets, three simple meals, two dishes and one soup, almost no meat. Later, a meat dish was added, which was forced by Li Shun.

Li Shun felt that his honest words were directed at him.Is this an innuendo?Do you want to engage in text inquisition?I thought to myself, I am not this kind of person, why did he become like this?

Li Shun is a modern man. He has been a social beast for many years, forming cliques and fighting against dissidents. He is wary of everyone, even the person next to him. After all, there are too many people who were cheated by their wives in the past life.He had a villainous heart. At first he thought Sun Shu was just showing off, but later he saw that he was really extremely honest.This is more in line with the standards of an upright official than Liu Zheng. No wonder he is praised by those who call themselves Qingliu.But it's just praise. There are only a few people who can achieve his level. Ye Gong is just a dragon.Therefore, Sun Shu cannot be regarded as a leader of Qingliu, because he himself is not a party member.

He is the main person in charge of rectifying the government. Whenever there is corruption, as long as there is a little evidence, he will not let it go. Due to his lack of experience, he has forced several corrupt officials at the governor level to death from the court to the local government. He wanted to die without any proof.However, he wrote to Li Shun to continue the strict investigation. The debt will not be paid off even after death. When those relatives of corrupt officials use the money obtained from corruption and bribery, don't they know that it is the people's wealth and the people's blessings?
He also sent his wife and children back to his hometown and wrote a letter to his father, Sun Xuewen, reminding his father not to do anything wrong in a very subtle manner.In his memorial to Li Shun, he explained: "I have never given up on being the emperor and have been entrusted with important responsibilities. Since taking office, what I have seen and heard is shocking. I thought that those who are familiar with the books of sages should know integrity and shame, and should practice loyalty and filial piety." . However, all the people I met were shameless people who engaged in personal gain and cheated, and there were countless people who had their own hands. They embezzled public funds, imposed taxes on the people, oppressed the people, the people's customs were ruined, and everyone was trying to make a profit.

The common people did not trust the government and said, "You will never enter the government even if you are born."Officials and businessmen colluded to buy and sell people, turning good families into prostitutes and young children willing to work as prostitutes.The people's grievances have nowhere to be redressed, and the murderers can go unpunished if they give away the money.People's livelihood is in ruins, and they take desperate risks and become bandits and thieves.I know very well that the corruption of officials is related to the survival of the country, and I am willing to fight against it with the determination to die. If I don't clean out the rats and bugs, I will have no shame to see the emperor again.Therefore, he sent his wife and children back to his hometown to guard against being framed by villains.Although my father is honest, he has been an official for many years and he still cares about human nature. He is afraid that he will be taken advantage of by traitors. "

Li Shun felt guilty when he saw that the upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. Don't let the fire burn on his own head. If he made a memorial of "righteousness as a king and clear duties as a minister", then he would leave his name in history.

In fact, in Sun Shu's heart, he had a good impression of Li Shun.From his measures such as abolishing the vassal system and implementing the New Deal, he felt that Li Shun was still a monarch who wanted to make a difference and could listen to good advice, so he was willing to work hard.He is strong, but not stupid. As long as Li Shun doesn't go too far, he will not fight against the emperor unless it is absolutely necessary.

Sun Shu can't help Li Shun, how should he treat him?He knew that the court needed such people to rectify the administration.The public response to Sun Shu's actions was very good. Even the drama "Sun Qingtian Trial for Corruption" was released, and even the Shengtong Emperor was portrayed as a wise king.Li Shun instantly felt that this was the favor of the Dayin Dynasty. He wanted to protect his whitewash and set it as a benchmark.

Thousands of years later, even if Dayin's country was destroyed, even if the people's life under his rule was worse than that of dogs, there would still be people who would sympathize deeply with him because of Sun Shu.Emperor Shengtong is also very innocent. He also wants the people to live a good life, but those ministers are too bad.The advantages and disadvantages of the emperor lie in this. Things done by ministers will be attributed to the emperor.

The emperor does not need to know too much, as long as he can use people.If he is lucky, he will be judged as one of the emperors of the ages, or at worst, one of the ten wise men of the Net Temple.

(End of this chapter)