The state and state government are very simple. \\。 QΒ (5) .com Except for a few rows of bookshelves where Jiang Sixiao's books and files were placed, there was only one table and two or three stools in the room, and there was nothing else. After the persuaded officials were sent away, although today's official business had been dealt with, Fan Zhongyan did not go back to the inner house to rest, but carefully flipped through the files left by the former Zhizhou, and ticked the pen from time to time.

Suddenly, there was a slight knock on the door, breaking the silence in the room. Fan Zhongyan's forehead frowned imperceptibly. He didn't put down the brush, and his eyes didn't leave the file. He said softly, "Come in." ”

The door opened. Walking into a servant from outside, he took a few steps forward, and saluted respectfully: "Taishou, Qiantang Chuzhi County asks to see you." ”

With a look of expectation in his eyes, Fan Zhongyan put down the brush in his hand, slightly led his hand, and said with a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth: "Please let him in." ”

After a while, Chu Zhen walked in lightly, after saluting. Under Fan Zhongyan's signal, he sat down with his heart in mind. When he was still organizing his language in his heart, thinking about how to say the purpose of his request, he heard Fan Zhongyan say: "Chuzhi County is also here to persuade the old man? ”

Looking at Chu Qian, who was a little restrained, Fan Zhongyan felt inexplicably happy, if he used to have a good impression of Chu Zhen because of He Shi, then now it was because of Chu Zhen's own performance that Fan Zhongyan treated him differently.

Fan Zhongyan came from a poor background. It was with his own efforts that he was admitted to the Jinshi. Perhaps this is the reason, so although he has a broad mind, but he also has some opinions about some people who have become officials by relying on the grace of his ancestors, otherwise he would not have left them no room at all when implementing the new policy, which attracted the opposition of many bureaucratic classes.

Originally, with Chu Qian's background, although it would not make Fan Zhongyan prejudiced, he would not have any good feelings, but in his daily correspondence, He Shi never concealed his appreciation for this disciple. The love for the people alone made Fan Zhongyan feel that the disciples of his old friends were different from ordinary Guanshen disciples.

Since the drought, the performance of the officials Fan Zhongyan naturally remembered, in this case, some officials are still in peace, but when it comes to saving the people with all their hearts, it is a little unsatisfactory, and some officials may have occupied a high position for too long, they have long been out of the people at the bottom, or they are indifferent to it, and it is even more unlikely that they will always think about the hungry victims outside the city. But he turned around and left the words behind.

At this time, Chu Qian's performance is undoubtedly like a little green in a thousand flowers, other officials care about the people, it is nothing more than moving their mouths in the official office to give orders, and let their subordinates act according to their own instructions, only Chu Zhen is different from Cong, he does everything himself, and he is admired by some people, but I don't know how many people secretly ridicule and ridicule him for being a yellow-mouthed breast, and he is so condescending and noble, and he is not afraid of being ridiculed.

Cai and this kind of behavior made Fan Zhongyan secretly praise, he didn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he felt that Chu Zhen was not out of the way. has not lost the simple heart of the people. Thoughtful Chu quality. Hearing Fan Zhongyan's words, although he was a little dissatisfied with his decision just now, he could also tell the priority of the matter, compared to the matter of sacrificing and praying for rain in the Midyear Festival, or his own matter was more important, he reined in his mind at the moment, and said straight to the point: "Naturally not, Taishou, the lower officials have an idea, or it can alleviate the dilemma of the people competing to buy food and people's instability, but I don't know if it can be effective." ”

Chu Zhi's voice was a little anxious, and there seemed to be a trace of self-satisfaction in saving the people from fire and water, I thought that Fan Zhongyan would ask himself urgently, but what was unexpected was that people were still so calm, and they took a sip of fragrant tea in a good time, and a faint and elegant smile passed over the corner of their mouths, and their tepid posture made Chu Zhen sigh in his heart that he was famous all over the world, Fan Gong, who was famous in later generations, was not an ordinary person, in such a situation, he could still calm down, and he didn't show the slightest concern. If it weren't for the fact that he already knew that he was worried about the country and the people, he would have thought that he was also a mediocre official who didn't take this matter to heart at all.

Relatively comparative, not to mention the calmness of Mount Tai collapsing in front and not changing its color. Just because of that trace of self-satisfaction, Chu Zhen felt that he seemed a little dwarfed, in fact, it is understandable, after all, not everyone has a state of mind that is not happy for things, and is not shocked by the pampering and humiliation of sadness.

When Chu Zhen was comforting himself, Fan Zhongyan had already put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "Is there any way?" Chuzhi County might as well come and say. ”

"Hangzhou is short of food early. However, the nearby Changzhou, Xiuzhou, Suzhou, and Huzhou are surrounded by Taihu Lake, with sufficient water sources, and are the world's famous land of fish and rice. ”

The southern region has been developed since the Eastern Jin Dynasty crossed to the south. After hundreds of years of development, especially the Tang Dynasty's "Anshi Rebellion" economic center of gravity slowly shifted to the south, and the original five dynasties and one of the ten kingdoms of Wu Yue Qian, the territory is the current Song Dynasty two passing roads, to be precise, the east of the Taihu Lake as the center.

After Song destroyed Wu Yue. In fact, it is not extinguished, Wu Yue took the initiative to surrender, so compared to other monarchs, King Qian's vein was very nourishing in the Song Dynasty, which can be seen from Qian Mingyi, the prefect of Kaifeng, so the water conservancy repaired by Wu Yue was well preserved. And the Song Dynasty was in this. After decades of restoration and development, as well as the reclamation of land, the name of the Taihu Lake area has long been spread all over the world.

"Otherwise, it will be done in neighboring Yuezhou and Mingzhou, and the matter of raising grain does not have to be limited to Hangzhou" Chu Zhi talked eloquently, with a bit of eyebrows and dancing, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, why didn't he think of this trick before, he was really a fan of the authorities, and when he was in school, he didn't listen to the teacher talk about reverse thinking and reverse thinking. But when it really came to an end, how could I not have imagined that if I hadn't just seen a cargo ship sailing in the river outside the city, I suddenly woke up, I am afraid that I was still worried about how to borrow rice and grain from the gang of profiteers in Hangzhou.

Originally, Chu Zhen never thought of being so active in making suggestions, besides, this kind of natural disaster is irresistible unless manpower, Shangguan didn't speak, he just completed the task according to the order, and no one said the first half of the gossip, after all, other officials did the same, Chu Zhen is not a saint, and he is not unable to see others suffering, but he really still retains compassion, to put it bluntly, he still has a sense of responsibility, and he feels that he has the ability. Of course, you have to contribute.

Only, "This is just a meager view of the lower officials, but I don't know what Taishou thinks?" After saying Pian Xuan, he still didn't see any movement from Fan Zhongyan, and Chu Zhen's volume couldn't help but become smaller. I felt a little weak-hearted, and secretly wondered if there was anything that did not conform to the taboo rules of the moment, after all, ancient times were not as good as modern times, and some large families were kind-hearted, and the felt porridge to help the victims should also be reported to the official office, otherwise it would be taboo for the court. Look at your disobedience: directly sentence you to buy people's hearts, and there is no place to cry out for the crime of bad intentions.

Half an hour later, Chu Zhen walked out of the state ya, with an indifferent expression on his face, and several officials who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly carried the bridge to meet him. Chu Zhen didn't say anything, and no one dared to ask him what was the matter with his return to the state office, and a government official bowed down and helped Chu Zhen into the sedan chair, and called Mrs. in an inquiring whisper. Then he stood respectfully and solemnly waiting for instructions.

"Go back to the county office." Chu Zhen's voice floated out of the sedan chair, and there seemed to be a slight sense of cheerfulness.

The July 15th Midyear Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, is a traditional festival that the people attach more importance to. The first may have originated from the Taoist official forgiveness day. Later, Buddhism was introduced to China, probably in order to rob believers, and it also began to intervene sideways, and a Bon meeting came out, and the two religions naturally pinched.

Buddhism and Taoism also have different interpretations of the meaning of this festival, with Buddhism emphasizing filial piety. Taoism focuses on doing things for those ownerless lonely souls released from the underworld, but ordinary people can't figure out who comes first and who comes after, anyway, whether it is the official forgiveness of sins, or Zhongyuan Pudu, it is nothing more than offering food to the ancestors, or burning the paper to appease those ownerless lonely souls.

It may be that the people like to get the most lucrative benefits at the least cost, but it is not clear anyway. Then just do it together, and then it was extended, and the Dharma boat, lotus lantern, lotus lantern, ancestor worship, prayer, dojo, and puja were all mixed together, and they liked it very much.

And now that the drought is coming, the people in private will spontaneously go to the Dragon King Temples and temples in various places to watch the rain continues. Now I heard that Lord Taishou was going to hold a grand festival and lead the people of the whole city to pray for rain and blessings, and they all responded positively, and they really made a strong contribution and had money to contribute.

In order to make the progress of the venue faster, they are willing to give a lot of money and food as a reward to stimulate the craftsman, sometimes the world is so ironic, some people would rather believe in the protection of the gods and gods, and offer their hard-earned money to this ethereal existence, rather than leak the slightest bit from between their fingers to give the people in urgent need.

When some ordinary people heard that a land and water festival venue was going to be built, they also hurriedly got up to help, so that they missed the time when the government distributed food, and the officials who supervised the progress of the construction of the venue paid them money and grain. These people have excused themselves to show their sincerity.

This may be a sign of ignorance, but in ancient times it was understandable, and when faced with a disaster that you were unable to resist, countless examples proved that it was impossible to pin all your hopes on the imperial court. In such a situation, what can the people do but seek comfort from heaven? If there is not even this comfort, it is really unbearable sorrow.

On July 15th, by the lakeside outside Hangzhou, the sun was still so hot, the sky was blue, there was no cloud, and the sun turned into a scorching fire, as if trying to roast people. There are a few sparse trees near the lakeside. The branches and foliage are quite luxuriant, and the shade of the trees is naturally crowded with people who come to enjoy the coolness.

However, there was no wind blowing, and a few wooded branches did not sway with the wind, not even shaking. The crowd below is not to say that it is cool, because there are too many people crowded, but it is even more stuffy and sweaty. The net of his clothes was soaked with sweat. Immediately dried by the hot sun, this cycle is very uncomfortable, and the mood is extremely impetuous. The noise is naturally loud and noisy, and the cicadas on the branches seem to be infected, and they hiss desperately. Even the noisy noise could not hide the hoarse voice, and the two intertwined with each other, forming an aura, which made people even more bored, as if even the air they breathed was carrying flames.

Despite the scorching sun and the sweltering heat, it could not resist the enthusiasm of the people to pray for rain, and with the concerted efforts of the priests and the people, the altar of the festival was completed. It is three zhang high and fifteen zhang long. The statues of the gods and Buddhas in front of the altar, the tablets occupy half of the place, what Sanqing, the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, the Bodhisattva, the rain master, the wind Bo have everything, even the nearby mountain gods are tablet on it, naturally will not forget the dragon kings of different forms, this is already as much as possible to delete, after all, there are a lot of gods who are responsible for the rain, so don't blame some units for the division of labor is unknown, after all, it is a custom handed down by the ancestors, not only to be inherited, but also to carry forward, this is a matter of course, it is worth praising and affirming.

In the center of the stage is a large set of sodium gold, which shines brilliantly under the reflection of the sun, making people dare not look directly. Wood products, if it is not too late, I heard that someone is willing to donate copper alone to cast a genuine product, you must know that the copper of the Song Dynasty is in short supply, and it is extremely lacking, otherwise there will be no invention of paper money Jiaozi, and cast such a big tripod. At the very least, it takes more than 10,000 copper coins, which shows how devout the believers were in ancient times, and how happy it must be for religious people to be lucky enough to live in this era.

After all, in addition to the occasional few actions to destroy the Buddha and destroy the Tao in history, the emperors of the past dynasties can be said to care for the Buddhist people, and it is not uncommon for emperors who are willing to become monks and cultivate the Tao, and the Northern Song Dynasty naturally followed this fine style, treating religious people as warm as spring, giving fields and rewards, and the common people are also willing to spend money to worship them, so when these white and tender gods and Buddhas in the world appeared, the bustling and impetuous people near the altar immediately became calm. Respectfully cede a wide passage.

Wuyue Hangzhou is known as the country of Buddhism, and the first to appear is naturally the presiding abbot of the famous temple in the city. I saw them wearing glittering yellow and red robes, holding in their hands a string of Buddhist beads carefully carved from rosewood, followed by a group of novices, holding all kinds of shining gold and silver ritual utensils in their hands. All kinds of prayer banners are windless and automatic, these great monks sometimes recite a few words of Buddha name, sometimes smile at the onlookers, and have the demeanor of a high monk and a great virtue, which naturally attracts the people to point and point out, and give out bursts of applause.

Seeing that the monks were in the limelight, those Taoist monks were of course not to be outdone, brushing their long beards, secretly stepping on the edge of their feet, and wearing a purple and gold robe with seven stars and eight seals reflecting the boundless artistic conception of dust, floating like immortals. The soul bell in his hand does not shake and rings, and the crisp sound of mourning passes, evoking a trace of nostalgia and gloom for the ancestors, which makes people awe-inspired.

Here the Buddha and the Taoist people are secretly competing, and on the other side, next to the altar, a few colorful sheds are set up from time to time. A group of gorgeously dressed soldiers enjoyed the lotus seed soup frozen by the water of the deep well, laughing and talking from time to time, and the servants next to them stirred the fans, attracting gusts of breeze. It's very pleasant.

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