Chapter 928: The “Relatives” Who Came to Visit

The Huang Dynasty was indeed murderous.

After he arrived in the southwest, he had been conscientiously completing the tasks assigned by Li Yun and taking over Chengdu Prefecture. However, since Li Yun did not have a suitable candidate, things were different after he asked him to take care of the entire Jiannan Road.

Mr. Huang, with his soldiers, went to each county and state to register the people and promote the administration of the new dynasty.

However, some places in the southwest have high mountains, dense forests, and rugged terrain. Some places are naturally closed. Places farther away from Chengdu are governed by local natives and governed by chieftains.

If the government runners went there, they might be killed directly by the local natives.

Because it was too troublesome, some chieftains were willing to recognize the rule of the imperial court, but they refused to pay taxes or perform labor service.

The original southwestern rulers turned a blind eye to these troublesome matters, or cooperated with the local chieftains and shared what they had.

There are many dark stories among them.

However, Huang Chao was different from the others. After he arrived in the southwest, because the situation in the southwest was complicated, Li Yun allowed him to draw a captain battalion from the Jiangdong army and let him command it.

So this “Master Huang” took his soldiers and went everywhere to “register the people”. Up to now, he had been in Jiannan Road for less than a year, and at least four or five chieftain families had been destroyed in his hands. The hereditary chieftains were directly wiped out by this ruthless man.

It is precisely because of this that, although Jiannan Road now belongs to Li Yun, some other troubles have arisen, and many indigenous forces have begun to rebel in Jiannan Road.

Originally, this situation should be avoided. According to Du Qian, it should be slowed down for a while to avoid exacerbating the conflict. However, if you doubt a person, don’t employ him; if you employ a person, don’t doubt him. Li Yun recognizes Huang Chao’s ability, as long as there is no big chaos.

Just let him do it.

Maybe if he is given four or five years, he can complete the transformation of the natives into officials in Jiannan Road!

The two chatted about Jiannan Road and the Huang Dynasty for a while, and then began to discuss some important official candidates.

They talked until noon, when Li Yun took Du Qian to eat together in the Taiji Hall. After the king and his minister finished their meal, Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said with a smile, “Brother Shouyi’s disciple Zhang Sui, although young, has been working hard for a while. Brother Shouyi, what do you think of his performance as the Junior Yin of Jingzhao?”

Du Qian thought for a moment and replied, “Your Majesty, you should ask Prince Jin about this question.”

“but…”

He looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: “I think Zhang Sui can be transferred to another position, but if he doesn’t serve as the Jingzhao Shaoyin, there will be no one suitable for this position for a while.”

Li Yun originally wanted to send Zhang Sui to Jiannan Road to form a team with Huang Chao. After hearing what Du Qian said, he thought about it and realized that there was indeed no suitable candidate to take over Zhang Sui’s position as Jingzhao Shaoyin. After shaking his head slightly, he sighed and said, “We are short of people.”

Du Qian hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Your Majesty, a few days ago, a guest came to my house to ask for an official position.”

“I ignored him.”

He looked at Li Yun and said, “If Your Majesty is really short of people, this person seems to be able to be of some use.”

“This person has some connection with Your Majesty.”

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: “Who is this person? You are so mysterious.”

“Lu Zhen, the governor of Hezhou in the old Zhou Dynasty.”

Du Qian smiled and said, “After His Majesty took over Hezhou, he lost his job and has been unemployed for many years. I don’t know when he came to Luoyang.”

“Moreover, he came to see me, but he did not see Your Majesty…”

Du Qian said, “I think he has never met your majesty.”

Lu Zhen, Concubine Lu’s uncle.

However, this uncle was not a good person. When the Lu family in Luzhou suffered a disaster in his early years, he once wanted to take over his brother’s family’s property. He wanted to take Lu Huan to his own home first and then marry her off quickly.

In a blink of an eye, many years have passed and Li Yun had already forgotten about him. He never thought that this man was still walking around.

But it’s not surprising.

At that time, Lu Zhen was only in his early forties, and should be less than fifty years old at this time. For an official, he was still young.

Li Yun thought for a while, looked at Du Qian, and shook his head slightly: “I really didn’t know he had arrived in Luoyang.”

“Brother Shouyi, please don’t worry about this. I’ll have someone take care of it later.”

Du Qian wanted to hear this sentence the most. Upon hearing this, he immediately lowered his head and said with a smile: “Your Majesty…”

“As you command.”

…………

Luoyang, Jurenfang.

A young man of about twenty-one or twenty-two looked up at the sign on the gate, then strode in. After figuring out the path, he quickly found the door of a private house. After taking a deep breath, he walked up and knocked on the door.

After a long while, the door slowly opened, revealing a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties dressed in scholar’s robes.

The middle-aged man looked handsome, but at the moment he looked depressed, and it was obvious that he was not having a good time. He looked at the tall young man at the door, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Who are you looking for?”

Luzhou accent.

The young man at the door was silent for a while after hearing this, then he looked at the middle-aged man, shook his head slightly and said, “Uncle Jiu, you don’t recognize me.”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed. After a few breaths, he forced a smile, stepped forward and grabbed the young man’s sleeve, and said happily: “So it’s the handle.”

“I haven’t seen you for so many years. You’ve grown so tall. Your uncle can’t even recognize you. Come in, come in.”

The young man’s surname is Lu and his given name is Bing. He is the only younger brother of Princess Lu Huan.

In the early years, the Lu family suffered a major change, leaving only Lu Huan and a pair of younger brothers and sisters. At that time, the younger brothers and sisters were still young and could only rely on Lu Huan to take charge of things.

It was also at that time that Lu family’s property was almost completely taken away by Lu Zhen. Lu Huan was rescued by Li Yun at that time. On the one hand, he was a hero saving a beauty, and on the other hand, she also wanted to find someone to rely on, so she became a concubine of Li Yun, the then Envoy.

When Lu Huan first entered the Li family, Lu Bing did not follow her. However, later, as Jiangdong’s power grew, Lu Bing naturally began to follow his brother-in-law.

Now, his younger sister has also followed him to Luoyang.

Lu Zhen recognized his nephew and quickly pulled Lu Bing into the main hall. He shouted a few more times and soon a middle-aged woman came out to greet them. Lu Zhen whispered a few words in the woman’s ear and the woman immediately forced a smile on her face and asked Lu Bing about his well-being.

After entering the main hall and sitting down, Lu Zhen forced a smile on his face and said, “Bing’er has become a very talented person now. I wonder what position he holds in the court now?”

“I am not a high-ranking official.”

Lu Bing said calmly, “I am just following orders and moving among the Yulin Army and the Nine Departments.”

Hearing the words “Jiu Si”, Lu Zhen reached out and poured a cup of tea, and said with a smile: “It seems that Bing’er is also a close friend of His Majesty.”

“Come on, have some tea, have some tea.”

Lu Bing did not take the tea. He looked at his uncle and frowned slightly: “Our Lu family is the richest family in Luzhou. Uncle Jiu took so much wealth and spent it all?”

He looked at Lu Zhen, frowning even more tightly: “Why did you come to Luoyang and even go to Mr. Du’s house?”

At this point, Lu Bing’s voice also became higher.

“Who allowed you to go to the residence of Lord Du in the name of my sister?”

Lu Bing has indeed been moving around in the Nine Departments in recent years. After all, Li Yun also needs a few people he can completely trust to keep an eye on the Nine Departments for him.

The momentum accumulated over the past few years immediately frightened Lu Zhen. He quickly stood up and waved his hands, saying, “No, no…”

After hesitating for a few words, he was about to explain when he heard Lu Bing shout, “This matter has already reached His Majesty’s ears!”

“You still want to quibble!”

Lu Zhen had a sad face and sighed, “When the eldest daughter married His Majesty, all the land of the Lu family was given to the Jiangdong government office as official land. How could there be much left in the hands of my uncle?”

Lu Bing said in a low voice: “All the land was given to the government. After all these years, is the Lu family only having land?”

After being asked this question, Lu Zhen stammered and was unable to speak.

After a while, he said cautiously: “It is true that it has not been spent, but sooner or later it will be spent. Uncle thinks…”

“After all, I am the uncle of the Imperial Concubine, and the great-uncle of the eldest princess…”

“I just wanted to come to the capital to walk around and try my luck.”

At this point, Lu Zhen looked around and whispered, “Bing’er, you can be considered the emperor’s uncle now, but our Lu family has a weak foundation in Luoyang. We need someone with a solid foundation who can work for the imperial concubine…”

“Uncle, I can do things for the Imperial Concubine.”

He looked at Lu Bing, coughed, and said, “It has been more than a month since my uncle arrived in Luoyang. I have been thinking about contacting you and your sister, but I didn’t know where you lived. Today I finally got to see you…”

“Bing’er, there will be a chance someday.”

He looked around and whispered, “Take your uncle to see the imperial concubine…”

Lu Bing stood up and glared at him.

“How dare you meet my sister?”

He glared at her and said sternly, “You went to see Mr. Du in the name of my sister, which is a huge taboo!”

“Leave Luoyang within three days, otherwise…”

Lu Bing said coldly.

“Teach you how to use Jiusi’s tricks!”

(End of this chapter)