Chapter 6654 Possible Directions

Chapter 6654 Possible Directions

"So what do you plan to do after you knock Sima Boda down?" Liu Yan didn't want to dwell on what had already happened. All he needed to consider now was the follow-up.

"First, thoroughly investigate your assassination, and then consider other things." Jia Xu waved his hand and said, "As for the current situation in Xinzhou, I will discuss it with Zichuan after returning to Chang'an, and then make a decision. Under the current circumstances, even I cannot guarantee that I will make the right choice."

Liu Yan nodded. "Indeed, if you don't come here in person and just look at the intelligence, it's hard to imagine that the underlying conflicts have intensified to this extent. After all, there is still a big gap between what we knew before and the real situation here."

Chen Xi had said before that he would conduct an inspection of Yongliang, Xinzhou and Yizhou in the eleventh year of Yuanfeng because he knew very well that it would be impossible to form a correct understanding of some things while sitting in Chang'an reading reports, so he had to go down in person.

Judging from the intelligence sent in by local areas, although there are certain problems in Xinzhou, it is generally stable. But when a figure like Jia Xu actually comes to Xinzhou, after making a comparison, one can realize how bad the current situation in Xinzhou is.

Sima Lang's basic idea can be considered as maintaining stability, especially after the failure of complete population migration. Subsequent measures basically revolved around the idea of ​​maintaining stability. This idea is not wrong. If there is anything wrong, we can only find problems with Sima Lang's ability.

But Sima Lang, at this level, is not capable enough. Isn’t this enough to show the extent of the problems Xinzhou is facing?
"Report it to Zichuan. This is indeed an idea." Liu Yan nodded. If it was some kind of corruption or bribery, they could solve it themselves. The problems Xinzhou is facing now are more about grassroots social contradictions and the local people's distrust of the government caused by some of Sima Lang's early behaviors. It would be more appropriate for Chen Xi to solve these problems.

"In fact, I have asked someone to take me around the area recently. Many of the problems in New South Wales are actually due to water conservancy and water networks. Fighting for water is almost an inevitable part of life for local people." Jia Xu sighed and said, "If you really want to talk about this, it's difficult to solve."

Although Xinzhou still maintains an abundant level of water and grass in these days, the distribution of water resources is very uneven. There are indeed large lakes, but in most villages and towns, drinking water is not a big problem in wells. However, if you want to grow crops, irrigation is inevitable.

This inevitably requires considering how to distribute water when taking water from the river. Compared with the system that has barely taken shape in the Central Plains, because of the earlier merger of villages and villages, in order to reduce conflicts, the relationship between villages and villages can even be as close as that between races.

Fighting over water is prone to lead to conflicts, and even large-scale armed fights between young and strong people. Now the two sides are not of the same race, so the battle that breaks out, both in terms of scale and ferocity, is likely to develop in a direction that is very difficult to predict.

This is also a reflection of the continuous accumulation of local conflicts. At least when Jia Xu was taken on an inspection tour by his own people, he had seen such completely disharmonious fights occurring in several places.

"This is very difficult. The climate here is obviously different from that of the Central Plains. Not to mention the cost of reconstructing the water network, the evaporation caused by direct sunlight alone is enough to give us a headache." Liu Yan shook his head and said, this is not a matter of transforming the water network, there are too many issues involved.

"Let Zichuan solve it. I will write down everything I saw and realized and give it to Zichuan. After all, this is part of internal affairs and it is indeed up to Zichuan to handle it." Jia Xu said calmly. There was no other way. He really didn't have any better solution.

"In fact, from this point of view, it seems understandable that Zichuan hinted that the Taiwei should go to Yuan, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and other places for inspection." Liu Yan said with some thought.

Even Xinzhou, which is close to the Central Plains, has become like this. Even though large-scale unrest has not yet occurred, the continuous upward continuation of this kind of grassroots social contradictions has become a glaring reality. In this situation, we may have to take a closer look at what the situation is in places like Yuanjia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Although it sounds like a flourishing thing, who knows whether the reality is being covered up.

"How's your investigation going?" Jia Xu nodded slightly and put the matter of Xinzhou aside for the time being. What he really wanted to solve was never the problem of Xinzhou or Sima Lang's problem, but the problem of Liu Yan's assassination.

Although Jia Xu realized that the problem in Xinzhou was also a big trouble after arriving in Xinzhou, in the absence of a good solution at present, Jia Xu felt that he should first solve the problem of Liu Yan's assassination, which was related to his personal safety.

"The reasons behind this are very complicated, but it is true that the assassination was a mistake." Liu Yan thought for a moment and said that he had already started an investigation before Jia Xu came. "If the other party really wants to say it, he is a righteous man, but he is a little reckless and mistook me for Sima Lang."

"Do you think this reason is acceptable?" Jia Xu said indifferently.

"Of course I can't get away with that. Sima Lang and I don't look alike, and I'm not here in disguise, but with an imperial edict from Chang'an to solve the follow-up problems of the locust plague. So even if they mistook me and Sima Lang at the beginning, it's impossible for them to still admit their mistake when they took action." Liu Yan sighed and said, "The person who assassinated me came from Yutian. It's true that he originally wanted to assassinate Sima Lang. As for what happened later, it's hard to say."

"What's so difficult about it? Just let me interrogate you." Jia Xu said with a cold face. In this respect, he is an absolute professional, but he just doesn't usually show it.

"He has committed suicide. Although he was tied up tightly, I saw that he was cooperative and did not pursue the matter too much, but he still committed suicide by hitting his head against the wall." Liu Yan sighed. If the other party had not committed suicide, based on the other party's previous level of cooperation, Liu Yan would most likely think that he was indeed a reckless hero who actually thought he was Sima Lang.

He would most likely be given a decent punishment afterwards. Although he would definitely have to go to jail, given Liu Yan's character, he would not pursue it too much. Instead, it was after the suicide that Liu Yan sensitively realized that something was wrong.

After all, he has been a veteran for so many years. When he was still young and had not yet developed, Liu Yan might have some knowledge in analytical ability and judgment of people's hearts. But he has been the Minister of the Human Resources Department for so many years for nothing. He has met so many people and recognized so many people. Could he really be fooled by such tricks?
"Then it seems that they are indeed targeting you." Jia Xu looked at Liu Yan with a gloomy look, "This is really bold. They actually dared to assassinate a Han official in Han territory."

If Sima Lang was assassinated, Jia Xu would basically not say anything. Even if he discussed the matter at hand, he would only make some high-sounding remarks. It would not be like now, because Sima Lang's threat to Yuan Yang would definitely cause backlash, it was just a matter of how big the backlash would be.

Therefore, even if he died in office, Jia Xu and others would at most give him a decent death, and would not be as hideous as it is now. However, the assassination of Liu Yan was different.

Not to mention his status being similar to Jia Xu, what Liu Yan had done over the years was not to harm the people. He was simply trying to benefit the country and the people. In this case, if he was assassinated and the root of the matter was not investigated, who would work hard for the country?

Working for the country, and doing everything I can for the country and the people for decades, but he was assassinated and nothing happened afterwards? Shit, I might as well make money while in office, it makes no difference anyway.

"Anyway, the intelligence is cut off. I asked people to find a way to use secret techniques to investigate, but they couldn't find out much." Liu Yan said somewhat helplessly, "Now there is no direction to investigate. In fact, I am also very confused. I have been kind to others for so many years, how could someone suddenly come to assassinate me? It's really weird."

If a purely evil person wanted to cause trouble, it is unlikely that he would directly target Liu Yan, because Liu Yan's guards are not easy to deal with. And if a purely righteous person wanted to plead for the people, it is even more impossible to target Liu Yan, because although Liu Yan is a low-key person and rarely appears in public, his achievements have been praised by many celebrities and at least spread all over the country. If he wanted to plead for the people, it would be impossible for him to start with assassinating Liu Yan.

This kind of behavior is no longer just asking for favors, it is completely provoking conflicts.

"To put it simply, the enemy is coming for you, not what you think." Jia Xu said in silence, "And the assassination of you might be a spur of the moment decision. So, what do you have in common with Sima Lang?"

"There's nothing in common. Sima Lang is smarter and more aware than me. Although he is somewhat extreme in some aspects, generally speaking, we don't have much in common." Liu Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then naturally began to recall, and finally found that there was really nothing in common.

"That's the issue of official status. What can we get by assassinating Sima Lang?" Jia Xu frowned and began to think, while Liu Yan seemed to be thinking about something.

"If I follow your line of thought, I seem to know something." Liu Yan pressed his temple, his expression somewhat more solemn than before.

"What is it?" Jia Xu looked at Liu Yan and asked.

"After I was assassinated, Boda mobilized some of his men back. Because of local conflicts in Xinzhou, Boda arranged local troops to guard various places." Liu Yan said slowly, "Although Boda was called the governor, he did have the ability to mobilize some local troops."

Because of the special nature of Xinzhou, when Chen Xi arranged for Sima Lang to come here, he discussed with Liu Bei and gave Sima Lang partial power to mobilize local troops.

After all, Chen Xi was not stupid. He knew that although the Thirty-Six Kingdoms said they were submitting, he had some idea of ​​the actual situation. To put it bluntly, it was like putting a knife on someone's neck. It's not that those kings had not thought about resisting, but they were facing Yongliang in the east, the main force of the Han Dynasty supporting Parthia in the west, and the Wu Ji Commandery in the middle, so there was no way to fight.

They had no choice but to submit. If they really wanted to continue being kings, except for a few kings of the 36 countries, who would want to live in the Han Dynasty as a guest?

Therefore, anyone with a decent brain would know that there would definitely be some turmoil in Xinzhou. In this case, if Sima Lang was appointed as the governor of Xinzhou, he would have to be given certain military power to ensure that even if there was a turmoil launched by the remnants of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms, it could be quickly suppressed.

However, Sima Lang did a very good job in this regard. The remnants of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms had not experienced any large-scale riots since Sima Lang arrived in Xinzhou. There had been small-scale riots, of course, but they had never reached the point where Sima Lang had to mobilize local troops to suppress them.

Most of the time, the local troops, nominally under the orders of Sima Lang, stayed in the garrisons designated by Sima Lang to intimidate the surrounding areas and were basically never deployed.

It was not until around the seventh year of Yuanfeng, when Fu Ward rode his camels across the Pamirs and reached Zangzhou, that the Han Dynasty strengthened the vigilance in the Yanbian areas of Xinzhou and Yizhou, and to a certain extent strengthened Sima Lang's military power again, and of course also improved Sima Lang's rank to a certain extent.

Fortunately, Sima Lang was sensible and still had not used this military power which he could theoretically use. It was not until the day before yesterday, after Sima Lang was overthrown by Jia Xu, that Liu Yan ordered his men to mobilize the army.

However, this was not something done by Sima Lang, but by Liu Yan. After all, when Liu Yan came down from Chang'an, he brought a full set of seals. These materials already contained content requiring the cooperation of local troops, so it was not considered an overstepping of authority.

"Suppose you were assassinated, would Sima Lang mobilize troops?" Jia Xu asked after a moment of silence. When Liu Yan spoke, Jia Xu had already realized something that he had previously overlooked.

"Nonsense, of course the troops have to be dispatched. After all, I am a veteran, and I was suddenly assassinated under his rule. His best choice is to dispatch troops to investigate, or more directly, to quell the rebellion. Only in this way can he clear some of his crimes and avoid being implicated too seriously." Liu Yan looked at Jia Xu unhappily and said.

"It seems like you don't think highly of me, Wenhe." Liu Yan glanced at Jia Xu and said, "Why do you ask such a question?"

"Please assign me some professional data analysts. I will be working for Zichuan in the second half of the year. Please assign more people for me." Jia Xu did not answer, but changed the subject directly.

"Why do you all want guys with a professional mathematics background? Such people are not enough even if they are reincarnated. I can arrange three at most for you now." When asked about Liu Yan's most core business, Liu Yan naturally stopped paying attention to Jia Xu's previous question.

"That's it. I also have my own team of professional personnel, but I still have to come to you for some manpower." Jia Xu said calmly. Nothing can prove that the two are at the same level better than value. If it's just a language, words are not enough.

"Oh, then I will assign these three to Wenru first." Liu Yan had not yet reacted to what Jia Xu said. He thought that Jia Xu was just saying it casually and that they were not really needed. So he said that he would withdraw the people first. There were still many people who were needed for such professionals.

"Yes, yes, it's good enough if you have one, just arrange it for me." How could Jia Xu not want it? Although he was giving an example, he really needed someone with this kind of mathematics major to help him deal with some things for his peers, otherwise, the second half of the year would be really difficult.

Only at this time did Liu Yan realize what Jia Xu was talking about. He couldn't help but sneer twice, then looked at Jia Xu. He also realized what had happened.

"The hero from Khotan probably had other missions. It is true that he wanted to assassinate Sima Lang, but the purpose was not to quell public anger. It was more direct. If Sima Lang died here, some local legions would be forced to mobilize." Jia Xu said with a gloomy face.

"On the other hand, the assassination attempt on you was probably due to this reason. It is impossible for an assassin to make a mistake. It is impossible for an assassin not to recognize a person, unless he did not do his homework from the beginning." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, just like a black fox.

"Assassinate me and then force Sima Lang to dispatch troops to quell the rebellion?" Liu Yan thought thoughtfully. Although it sounded outrageous, Liu Yan knew that this idea was correct. If he died, Sima Lang would definitely dispatch troops, and Jia Xu might come over on the same day. After Jia Xu came over, he would dispatch more troops.

After all, Liu Yan's assassination was a rebellion-level event.

"Well, that's probably the case, but from what I can see right now, the other party underestimated your escort strength, which led to you being captured before you succeeded." Jia Xu frowned and said, "But if that's the case, we need to think carefully about who the other party's hidden line is."

That being said, Jia Xu already had several candidates in his mind. After eliminating someone whose brain was still intact, Jia Xu naturally turned his attention to Zangzhou. This idea was somewhat similar to that of Fu Ward, simple, crude, and vigorous, a blasting plan that was simplified to the extreme.

Seeing Jia Xu knocking on the table in vain, Liu Yan fell into deep thought. He was also thinking about who had a grudge against him, but after thinking for a while, he couldn't figure it out.

"I'll try to mobilize troops. If it's really that person, I'm afraid there will be some fun to watch next." Jia Xu said slowly after a while, "It just so happens that there is a reason. The news that Sima Lang was assassinated and is on the verge of death is enough to set up a plan, and it should also be in line with the other party's judgment."

"I don't understand." Liu Yan looked at Jia Xu with a strange look on his face. He still didn't realize what was happening, nor did he understand the logic behind his assassination.

"Let's leave this matter for now. You first dispatch troops to the passage on the other side of Pamir Mountains to make arrangements to prevent the possible arrival of a locust plague. I will dispatch troops here to deal with the situation and see if I can deceive the enemy." After deducing something, Jia Xu quickly made arrangements to Liu Yan.

"I hate this situation of knowing nothing, but considering that my brain is indeed not as good as Wenhe's, I decided to accept the reality." Liu Yan said unhappily to Jia Xu who didn't want to tell him the whole story, but still agreed to Jia Xu's proposal.

"Because if you say it, you will consider this possibility. If you don't say it, you will definitely deal with those things as before, and dealing with them as before is very important for certain things." Jia Xu said with some soothing meaning, but it didn't matter whether it was true or not. Liu Yan believed it anyway.

"Then I will go to Xinzhou near the Pamir Mountains to make arrangements. It just so happens that the third round of locust plague is about to arrive. It is really incredible that the three rounds of locust plagues have been reduced to this extent and yet they can cross Central Asia and reach a position close to the Pamir Mountains." Liu Yan said with some awe. In the agricultural era, it is difficult for normal people not to feel awe when it comes to locusts.

"You should make more arrangements at that time, and try to reduce the losses as much as possible. Many conflicts in local villages are actually extended from things like food, clothing, housing and transportation. To put it bluntly, the basis of fighting for water is to produce more grain. If we can suppress the locust plague, we can also suppress internal conflicts to a certain extent. Now is not the time to detonate these conflicts." Jia Xu instructed Liu Yan.

"I have asked Wang Yuan and his team to come up with a plan. By then, we should be able to deal with most of the locusts, and I will also bring some local bureaucrats with me." Liu Yan nodded and said, "But now is not the time to ignite these conflicts?"

"Not yet." Jia Xu shook his head. "It's not good for anyone to detonate it at this time. Let's delay for now. Who knows when the opportunity will come."

Liu Yan did not ask any further questions after hearing this. In his impression, Jia Xu was always so mysterious. But there was nothing much to say. His brain was not very good and his speed was not fast enough. It was normal that he could not keep up with this mysterious guy.

After discussing the relevant matters with Liu Yan, Jia Xu quickly wrote a letter to Chang'an and asked Chen Xi to send a letter to Maxinde. He needed to confirm one thing with Maxinde, that is, whether Maxinde had gone too far, causing Fu Ward to be ready to break up peacefully with Maxinde.

Regardless of whether Chen Xi was satisfied or not with Masinde's well-educated, moral and decent breakup proposal, Jia Xu was quite satisfied, because such a decent person would be trustworthy when working for the Han Dynasty in the future. If this guy strangled Fu Ward to death, even a ruthless person like Jia Xu would definitely be on guard in his heart even if he didn't say it on the surface.

Therefore, Jia Xu must now quickly let Chen Xi confirm the latest situation of Fuward and Masinde's peaceful breakup, because the current situation in Xinzhou is that Fuward is preparing for a last fight, and it is very reasonable for him to return to Kushan regardless of victory or defeat.

To understand this situation, the easiest solution is to ask Mashind directly. After all, Mashind, a respectable man, must be looking at Fu Ward now, and Fu Ward should have realized it by now.

Slip, slip, it's the end of the month, vote if you have a ticket, QQ monthly ticket will do, miserable