The kind words comforted him and made him retreat. Wang Zhu was beside him, and he also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, he had been listening to Wang Pu and the two of them, for fear that the small people in this township would be stupid and talk nonsense.

Wang Pu had a smile on his face, regained his composure, turned his head to look at Wang Zhu, and said calmly: "Chengxiang, you Zhizhou, you are doing a good job!" At the beginning of his tenure, he met with a catastrophe, worked diligently, and devoted himself to public service, and in the past two months, he has worked hard! ”

"The lower officials are just doing their duty, and they don't dare to slack off!" Wang Shu showed a little smile and arched his hand: "Compared with the hard work of the prince, how can I say the word 'hard'!" ”

Wang's words, although they are flattering, are also a bit true. In the past two years in Huaidong, the people were governed, the system was reformed and the law was promoted, so that the newly occupied land was consolidated under the Han Dynasty. The silver threads added between his sideburns prove that he is not yet fifty years old, and he is very old.

For the officials of Huaidong, Wang Pu is by no means a good boss, strict and strong, and even a little unkind, in the past two years, there are dozens of state officials who have been personally disposed of by him.

Among them, in addition to the retained officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there were also officials selected by the imperial court to aid Huainan, and because of this, Wang Pushi offended many people inside and outside the court.

However, for the people of Limin, Wang Pu is gracious, and for the court of the Son of Heaven, Wang Pu has merit. The Huaidong Prefectures were able to recover quickly from the war, and Wang Pu's merits were huge.

"Your Majesty paid me with Huaidong's politics, and I have to do my best to make a difference!" Wang Pu sighed, got up, and said to Wang: "When the Huai River is about to rush in Sizhou, now that the people are gradually attached, the results are very good, and the image needs to make persistent efforts!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Shu replied solemnly.

"Let's go, let's go to Guishan, I have summoned Chu Zhizhou to come to discuss matters!" Wang Pu said, and walked out first.

Wang Zhu followed, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it because of the restoration of the White Water Pond?" ”

Wang Pu was a little impressed by his cleverness, and said: "The imperial court has agreed, and His Majesty personally named it, called Hongze Lake." This lake straddles Si and Chu, and it needs to be excavated by two states and efforts! ”

Turtle Mountain, adjacent to the Huai River, is thirty miles away from the northeast of Xuyi City, the southwest cliff, and there is a heavy abyss under it. Climb the top of the mountain, stand in the wind, and watch the mountain abyss. Wang read a lot of books, pointed to the foot of the mountain, and said: "It is rumored that Dayu controls the water, and locks the Huai Whirlpool water god with an iron lock and is strange to the foot of Turtle Mountain, which is said to be here!" ”

Wang Pu bowed slightly, glanced at the Huai River, thought about it seriously for a while, and said: "From Xuyi to Huaiyin water, it has always been sinister, and it has been stormy for hundreds of miles, resulting in countless overturns. In order to facilitate navigation, I want to open another canal to avoid the danger of Changhuai. It is chiseled from the Turtle Mountain, taking Huai as the source, and it is fifty miles! ”

Hearing Wang Pu say this, a tall middle-aged official beside him frowned, and couldn't help but say: "The envoy will open Hongze and want to build a new river, so I am afraid that the people will lose money!" ”

This official is Zhang Yanqing, the governor of Chuzhou, who was originally the defense envoy of Haizhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and in the process of the Southern Han Dynasty's southern expedition, in addition to Guo Tingwei, another outstanding Tang minister.

After the Southern Tang Dynasty made peace, he also surrendered to the Han Dynasty. After Wang Pu came to power, he chose a good talent, with his considerable practical talent, and also served as a defense envoy of Chuzhou, familiar with the people in the state, and recommended him to know Chuzhou. Among the former ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was one of the few people who was trusted by the Han Dynasty and entrusted with important positions.

As the master, Wang Pu has a great favor to Zhang Yanqing. However, at this time, he still spoke out, raised objections, and said to Wang Pu: "If you make the king say, although it is only fifty miles, it is not long, but the matter of digging the canal, should it be delayed first?" ”

Listening to his persuasion, Wang Pu subconsciously frowned, turned his head to look at Zhang Yanqing, and saw his steady expression. He opened his mouth, looked at Wang Zhu again, and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Wang Shu also thought about it seriously for a while, and said: "The Hongze Project, even if it gathers the power of the two states, is time-consuming and money-consuming, and there is no spare strength, and it is both sides at the same time. If you force it, you are afraid of excessive conscription and breeding resentment! ”

Seeing the two and upholding the same opinion, Wang Pu did not answer for a while, but self-reflected, and muttered: "Could it be that I am really impatient?" ”

After thinking about it again, Wang Pu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's it, this matter will be discussed later!" ”

"But Hongze Lake, the imperial court has already agreed, before the winter, it should send cadres, allocate money and food, recruit conscripts, and start the project! I hope to make Daze successful in three years! Wang Pu said in a resolute tone: "The matter of supply, the shortcomings, report to Yangzhou, and I will coordinate from the library!" ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Wang Pu said this, feeling his will, the nerves of the two Zhizhou subconsciously tensed up.

Wang Pu asked: "How many people can be concentrated in the state?" ”

"It is preliminarily estimated that under the jurisdiction of Sizhou, 10,000 people can be transferred!" Wang Zhu pondered for a while, and estimated a conservative number.

Zhang Yanqing said: "Chuzhou can send people, 15,000 people!" ”

There are already a lot, Wang Pu nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to look at Zhang Yanqing, considered his words a little, and said in a warning tone: "Hongze Lake is basically in Chuzhou. This project, in addition to Hongze, will occupy a large number of civilian land. For these people, the state government should give them a good kind of bereavement, settle them properly, and open up another land to help them rebuild their homes.

In addition, it is strictly guarded against the intrusion of officials, plundering the people, and breeding public resentment. This is especially important, cut off! ”

Hearing Wang Pu's advice, his expression was solemn, and he arched his hand: "Yes!" The lower officials dare not slack off, and they must be strictly restrained! ”

"It's the same with Sizhou!" Wang Pu added another sentence to Wang Shu.

......

Returning to Yangzhou from Shanyang, Chuzhou, Wang Puyu inspected the counties and towns along the road, personally inquired about the people, carefully inspected the people's feelings, and inevitably encountered omissions and was punished.

Today's Huaidong officials, the most feared thing is that Wang Pu inspected Xiazhou County, and basically every time, some people will be disposed of. The people are pleased, but there are some "officials who are bored", especially for the old officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, where they were subjected to such strict restrictions at the beginning, it was like a sword hanging on their heads, and they were uneasy......

More than half a month, and returned to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou City, under the governance of Wang Pu, has completely restored its former wealth, even compared to the rule of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After all, under the Han policy, too many miscellaneous donations were abolished, and "fairness" was publicized to a certain extent.

With Wang Pu, a cold-faced god, under the stable and good order, with the heritage of Yangzhou City, it quickly burst out with huge energy, and when it was a disaster, it did not affect its prosperity at all.

The first thing he did when he returned to the political envoy Yamen was to convene his subordinates and subordinates to listen to the government's decisions.

In the second hall, Wang Pu was upright and observed, and the bureaucrats sat in the middle, respectfully and respectfully, and no one dared to touch his edge. Of course, Ren is Wang Pu is upright and righteous, and these people's attitude towards him is still too fearful and respectful.

From the afternoon to the evening, the yatang was deserted again, and a series of Daozhou affairs were also stacked on the court case.

And Wang Pu still does not rest, the sunset is dark, and the servant holds the lamp. When the old servant walked inside lightly with a meal, what he saw was still Wang Pu's figure under the lamp, sitting on the desk.

"Envoy, even if you are a director of the day, you have been sitting at the desk for four hours in a row, so you should rest for a while and eat!" The old servant persuaded.

Wang Pu raised his head and signaled: "Let's put it first, wait until I finish reading this official document!" ”

After speaking, he lowered his head again, what he was reading were some official documents handled by the provincial officials, and he wanted to see if there were any improprieties or omissions......

I watched it seriously, but I heard a whimper. When I raised my eyes, I saw the old servant, who had already set up the dishes and chopsticks, and was raising his sleeves and passing away tears. Wang Pu was stunned: "What are you doing, why are you sobbing?" ”

"The king is so diligent and doesn't care for his body, the villain really can't bear it!" The old servant said: "Official business can never be taken care of, so that if you continue like this, your body will be exhausted......"

Seeing this, Wang Pu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's only been two or three years!" I can assure the imperial court that Huaidong has been ruled for five years, and after these few years, some of them have free time to rest! ”

However, listening to his persuasion, Wang Pu put down his official duties and picked up the dishes and chopsticks to eat. After eating it again, he asked, "What about San Lang and Shiro?" Have they eaten? ”

"The two little Langjun have already used it."

"You inform them to go to the study, I will take the exam for their studies later, and see if there is any slackness during my absence!" Pulling the rice into his mouth, Wang Pu commanded.

"Yes!"

Wang Pu had four sons, the eldest son and the second son were all adults and served in the army. The third and fourth sons were young, and they were taken by him and trained by him.

In less than a moment, Wang Pu finished his dinner, stretched his waist, relieved his predicament, and opened the official document again......

The old servant packed up the tableware, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but sigh: "The envoy is so busy with official affairs, but do you know how others criticize you?" Villain, I really don't feel worth it for you! ”

"Mouthy!" Hearing his words, Wang Pu raised his head and scolded lightly.

After a pause, Wang Pu sighed faintly and chuckled: "What I am doing is for the people of Limin, for the security of Huaidong, and for Your Majesty." It's not for the honor and disgrace of these officials, and it can't give them comfort. Even if they are not self and hate me, it is not enough......"