When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 649 It’s broken. It’s my turn to be embarrassed.

"Corrupt officials are really abominable! What are these censors doing for a living?! They can't even catch a corrupt official. This is a dereliction of duty. This is the censors' dereliction of duty!"

Liu Xie's brows were knitted into a shape of a "川" (a Sichuan character), and his fists were clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound. He was so strong that the chopsticks broke with a snap!

Such a commotion attracted the attention of the waiter and the people at the neighboring table. This kind of thing was nothing new to Liu Bei. He stood up and started chatting with the waiter and the people at the neighboring table, and in just a few words he dispelled their doubts.

After Liu Bei sat back in his seat, he said calmly, "Your Majesty, this matter is not that simple."

"Huh? Uncle, aren't you angry? Deng Ai is an obvious corrupt official. In my opinion, you should hang him up and give him a good beating!" Liu Xie growled. His face was full of anger. He wished he could rush to the county government office and drag Deng Ai out right now, imitating what Liu Chan did to Zhang Fei.

To Liu Xie's surprise, Liu Chan actually pulled Liu Xie's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, to punish corrupt officials, shouldn't the censors conduct a preliminary investigation, and then the Dali Temple arrest them after the investigation? Maybe the censors are still investigating?"

Liu Xie sobered up a little, and looking at the nervous and serious Liu Chan, he immediately became interested, "Adou, how did you come to the conclusion that the censor was still investigating?"

After all, Adou was only five or six years old. It was not easy for him to understand the functions of various departments in the court, let alone make inferences based on this?
Liu Chan said honestly: "I asked Bo Yue just now, and Bo Yue said this."

Liu Xie's gaze followed Liu Chan to Jiang Wei, and Jiang Wei smiled at him somewhat embarrassedly.

"very good!"

Liu Xie's big hand fell on Liu Chan's head and pulled it again and again, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. If he didn't understand, he would ask the wise ministers beside him. This is the sign of a wise monarch, this is the style of the previous emperor!
Although this incident calmed Liu Xie's anger, it ruined his mood for the meal. No matter how delicious the dishes were, he still looked uninterested.

After quickly finishing his meal, Liu Xie went straight to an inconspicuous corner.

Liu Xie did not deliberately stay in the corner because he wanted to solve the toilet problem. Liu Bei, who was familiar with Liu Xie, knew that this was a signal Liu Xie was sending to the imperial guards who were secretly protecting them among the crowd.

The emperor has important business to attend to, please show up immediately!
As the signal was released, an inconspicuous commoner came to the crowd as a representative. He looked ordinary and was the most inconspicuous one in the crowd. But he was one of Zhang Kai's most outstanding students, and his ability to hide was deeply inherited from Zhang Kai.

The common people saluted to the few people, "Your Majesty, I greet you, the King of Yan, the Crown Prince, and Mr. Jiang."

"Go check if any imperial censors have visited Lantian recently. My uncle and I are waiting for your news in a private room in a nearby teahouse."

"promise!"

After a while, the imperial guard who was dressed as a commoner led the two of them and pushed open the door of the box.

Liu Xie originally wanted to vent his anger on the visitor, but when he saw the visitor's appearance clearly, he was stunned for a moment.

"Bo Miao and his nephew?!"

Liu Xie looked at the two men in disbelief. They were both familiar faces, so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar. One was Deng Zhi, the wise minister who responded to the dream, and the other was Cao Ang, his good nephew and elder brother-in-law.
"No, Bo Miao, nephew, why are you two here? Bo Miao, aren't you an imperial censor? Nephew, aren't you an official at the Dali Temple?"

Liu Xie fell silent as he spoke. He suddenly realized something bad. The appearance of the censor and the officials of the Dali Temple in Lantian County was equivalent to the court investigating and collecting evidence from the Lantian County government.
"Your Majesty, I have previously found that there are considerable problems with the Lantian County government office after investigation and visits, and I immediately reported it to the Censorate. Yesterday, Your Majesty issued an imperial decree, ordering me, Cao Sizhi, and the Imperial Household Department to conduct an investigation of the Lantian County government office in accordance with the law today."

what?
Liu Xie was confused. When did he issue the imperial edict yesterday?
Liu Bei whispered, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the government affairs you gave to the Minister of the Central Secretariat a few days ago?"

After Liu Bei said this, Liu Xie remembered everything.

A few days ago, he felt that the government affairs were too complicated, so after dealing with some of them, he simply threw them all to Jia Xu and asked Jia Xu to draft the imperial edict. Oops, I scolded the wrong person. I just scolded the censor, but in fact I was scolding myself.
awkward.

Liu Xie wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Ahem, Bo Miao, nephew, how is it going? Is Deng Ai still cooperating?"

Deng Zhi said: "Everything is progressing in an orderly manner."

Cao Ang held on to the idea of ​​seeing through but not speaking out, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, other officials in the county government cooperated, including Deng Ai, the county magistrate."

"Mr. Deng? Did Deng Ai rebel?"

"No, County Magistrate Deng went out early today to explore the canals in the fields."

"A canal?"

Liu Xie was a little surprised. He thought to himself: Isn’t this guy a corrupt official who loves power?
"Your Majesty, King of Yan, I found this on Deng Ai's desk."

Cao Ang took out a book.

Liu Xie took it and took a look at it, then he subconsciously said the title of the book, "On Water Channels?"

As Liu Xie flipped through the book, not only Liu Xie, but also Liu Bei, who was watching from the sidelines, changed his gaze. The book described the excavation of canals, the ideas and experiments of some water conservancy facilities, and even the planning of water transport and labor service. With the ruthless vision he had developed over many years of ruling, Liu Bei felt that Deng Ai's plan did not seem to have any major problems.

Liu Xie, who was stunned for a moment, also realized this.

"Uncle, this Deng Ai is talented, a great talent. But I don't know whether he is loyal or treacherous." Liu Xie's mood became a little complicated. He did not expect that Deng Ai had such talent.

Liu Bei saw Liu Xie's dilemma and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you contact Deng Ai? First, you can drag Deng Ai out and make it easier for Bo Miao and Zi Xiu to collect evidence. Second, you can better understand what kind of person Deng Ai is."

"Great, great!" Liu Xie's eyes lit up immediately. Liu Xie was in awe of Liu Bei's ability to identify talented people. So far, he had never made a mistake. He believed in Liu Bei's vision even more than Liu Bei did.

Liu Xie waved his hand and said, "There is no point in saying more. Just do as the emperor's uncle says!"

Liu Xie took Liu Bei, Jiang Wei and Liu Chan and headed straight for the fields outside the city.

On the way, Liu Chan looked around curiously. Not to mention the ragged people, even the pale-faced old farmers were rare. This made him have one question after another. Liu Xie patiently explained them to him one by one. He said shamelessly: "Adou, this is all the concerted efforts of the court. The king is wise and the officials are diligent. This can improve the poverty of the people and let the people have enough food."

While Liu Xie was bragging about himself, he was also afraid that Liu Bei would expose his shortcomings.

However, Liu Xie's worries were unnecessary. Liu Bei nodded, indicating that he agreed with Liu Xie's words. But he still added: "Adou, the Han Dynasty is very large, and there are many people. This is only the area around Chang'an. Think about the places outside Chang'an. There are many people who are poorer than what you saw at the beginning. Adou, don't be proud and complacent after achieving a little success in the future. Governing the world is a long-term tug-of-war."

"Father, I understand."

Liu Bei patted Liu Chan's head, looked at the scenery outside the car window that was no longer moving, and said, "We've arrived. Get off the car."

(End of this chapter)