Sure enough, after they said this, Huo Qubing next to them had already put his hand on the hilt of the knife. Even though you are officials of the Tang Dynasty, if you take a step forward, your heads might be chopped off.
In the past, many people from the imperial court came here to patrol, but they were all fooled. According to the imperial court's regulations, although there is no regulation on the ethnicity of officials in border areas, there must be a certain number of people from all ethnic groups.
But no matter who made the regulations, it was obvious that they did not follow the requirements of the court. Among so many people, there was only one Han official, and he was only in charge of the local post station, which was equivalent to a messenger delivery job.
"What do you mean? Can't the king appoint a local official?"
Li Xiang sneered and said that these local people protected each other and excluded all Han people in order to achieve the goal of inheriting their power system. Of course, they had to pay the taxes they owed every year.
When officials from Chang'an City came to inspect, these people would often give a large gift, and then the officials from Chang'an City would just go back. This was because of those irresponsible officials, which led to the current situation. If they had inspected according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty from the beginning, such a thing would not have happened.
Li Xiang glanced at Zhang Jiuli next to him. When he was in Sichuan, Zhang Jiuli had done something like this. This guy was in a state of panic and had turned the entire Sichuan into his own independent kingdom.
But even so, there was one thing Zhang Jiuli could guarantee, that is, all local officials were Han people, and the chieftains could only stay in their own territories and could not go to the Han people's territories.
But the situation is different now. The proportion of Han people among officials is too low, so one can imagine the situation of the common people below. They must be bullied in normal times, but because no one from the officialdom speaks for them, even if they suffer losses, they can only endure it themselves.
"Your Highness can freely deploy our local officials. The documents from the Ministry of Personnel have already arrived."
Ruan Yuanjia said cautiously that this guy didn't dare to go against Li Xiang on this matter. Once Li Xiang was angered, thinking about what Li Xiang had done in Sichuan before, he didn't want to make a joke of his whole family.
Zhang Jiuli's entire family was exiled to the frontier because they were still useful to Li Xiang. What use are we to Li Xiang? Fresh off the battlefield, you don't think too much about anything you do. If your entire family is killed for no reason, you can only blame yourself.
Don't look at you local officials who are usually very powerful, but you also have to see who you are facing. If it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has returned from Fuso, then you'd better keep your tail between your legs, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will let you know the hierarchy of seniority.
Hearing Ruan Yuanjia say this, the local officials present were also puzzled. In the past, when the Tang Dynasty court sent people, Ruan Yuanjia always used both soft and hard tactics, and the final result was always to get rid of the person. If they really met someone who was not smart enough, they would have to play tricks in the local area, or poison these officials, in short, to make it impossible for them to stay here.
But are those methods any use now? Look at the troops His Royal Highness has brought with him. They are far more formidable than our local army. Besides, would the local army dare to attack His Royal Highness? That would be a grave crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan.
To be honest, from the Sui Dynasty to the present, the local indigenous people have been resisting, but they have not caused any extreme trouble. The imperial court has not interfered too much in such places. As long as they nominally admit that they are still part of the Tang Dynasty and pay annual taxes on time, the imperial court basically will not ask too many questions about who the local officials are.
What Li Xiang did today was actually a bit too much. According to the local people, Li Xiang's actions will definitely cause trouble. We have maintained this habit for such a long time, and it was broken after Li Xiang came. More than 70% of the local people are Jing people. If Han people are allowed to be officials, do you think these people will obey?
"Then I'll give you two days. Go down and explain to these people what the imperial court's Ministry of Personnel documents say. Also, compile a memorial explaining why things are like this here. If you don't want to compile this memorial, then follow the imperial law and vacate the position."
Li Xiang pointed at the people below and said that Li Xiang was not just promoting a chief secretary, but wanted to fundamentally change the local area.
Li Xiang had never been here before, so whatever you wanted to do was your own business, but now that Li Xiang is here, the original set of unreasonable rules must be changed.
When the officials below heard what Li Xiang said, anger showed on their faces, which made Li Xiang feel a little strange. In the land of Fusang, he could do whatever he wanted, but he didn't expect that when he returned to the land of the Tang Dynasty, these people would dare to show their teeth to him.
Could this be another Sichuan? Even if it's a country within a country, Li Xiang has nothing to fear. You can keep your ideas to yourself, but if you raise them or put them into practice, then you'll have to test the sharpness of my Tang Dynasty sword.
"I obey your order. I will immediately inspect these officials and strive to give Your Highness a complete answer within two days."
Ruan Yuanjia was still very cooperative. This guy had never done too many bad things, and he also protected the interests of the local Han people, so he had nothing to be afraid of in this regard. Even if Li Xiang asked someone to investigate, he was a qualified local official. As for these people below, it was hard to say. They had done all kinds of bad things.
"If you can't mobilize the local troops, then go to General Huo. He will mobilize troops for you to handle this matter."
Li Xiang seemed to see his dilemma, so he immediately asked Huo Qubing to dispatch 300 soldiers to him, which were enough to suppress the local army.
After hearing this, Ruan Yuanjia hurried to ask Huo Qubing for help. Apart from a dozen yamen runners, he really couldn't mobilize anyone else.
