However, it was said that the military gate had reported to the imperial court and stamped it with an urgent stamp, and within more than ten days, it was sent to Beijing. First and foremost, of course, are the eunuchs.

Wei Zhongxian really took advantage of this to make a big fuss, boasting in front of the emperor, and took the opportunity to ensure that his children and grandchildren were knighted and promoted, and there were no less than 100 people before and after.

It's the turn of the gentlemen in Zhejiang, but the oil and water are much thinner. The Lord of the Military Gate has only entered the first level, and he has added the title of the right deputy of the third grade, and he is still raising the two Zhejiang.

Deputy Envoy Hu was able to take charge of his own duties because Lao Tzu happened to die at this time, and he had to return to his hometown to worry about it. The rest of the officials did not benefit, but only got the title of one award. As for Li Xianzhi, who made a lot of efforts, he didn't mention it.

Li Xian knew 800 years before, and 500 years later, he is a transparent person, and he doesn't care about these momentary vain fame and profit. The rest of the lords are different, one by one looking forward to taking advantage of this time to rub some benefits, but unexpectedly, Yin Yin hopes to finally turn into a bubble, so they are all indignant and dissatisfied in their hearts, and they are more and more slack in official affairs.

In this way, Li Xian's heart and mind have become a great spectacle in two Zhejiang, and after the routine examination, he was recorded as an excellent grade. Although this "superiority" is not very useful under the eunuch party, Li Xianzhi knows that when Donglin comes out, this "superior" will be of great use.

However, at this moment, there is still a year before Donglin comes out, and the power of the eunuch party has reached its peak, and there is a bad wind blowing for Wei Zhongxian's Shrine everywhere in the world.

In an instant, the Guan Temple, Yue Temple and even the Confucian Temple, which occupied the treasure land of feng shui, were all destroyed, and a number of Wei 9,000-year-old ancestral halls were built on the original site.

This gust of wind blew extremely fast, and it affected the two Zhejiang provinces in an instant. Jiaxing Hao Governor has always leaned on the eunuch party, bent on settling with the master, and went to the governor's yamen one by one, to be in Jiaxing for Wei Zhongxian's seminar.

Zhejiang Junmen has always been an official who has neither no ideas nor ambitions, but now that he has become a third-grade officer, he is already satisfied, and he does not want to do more, and he has never been noncommittal about the matter of the Xiusheng Temple. However, if Governor Hao's rules are not allowed, he is openly opposing the eunuch party, and he definitely does not have the courage to do so. After thinking about it, there was no other way but to give permission to the book, and ordered the treasurer of the chief secretary to allocate five hundred taels of silver as a fund.

Governor Hao got a reply from the governor, and immediately asked Mr. Feng Shui to choose a site, looked at it for three days, and found a good place, but it was occupied by a dilapidated Confucian temple. Hao Zhifu immediately ordered the demolition of the temple and started to build the temple on the original foundation.

Under the order, the two masters of Tongzhi and Tongju still have half a point of shame, and they are busy admonishing: "We are all out of the gate of Confucius and Mencius, if the Confucian Temple is demolished, it will definitely provoke the world's scolding, and please choose another treasure land." ”

Hao Zhifu disagreed: "The Confucian saint is the old saint, and Wei Jiuqiansui is the new saint. ”

Seeing this, the two masters knew that Hao Zhifu had made up his mind, and he didn't dare to offend the respect of Shangguan, so he didn't say anything, took the opportunity to retreat, and complained to himself: "Since ancient times, they have talked about the truth of respecting heaven and ancestors, but when they came to Hao Zhifu, it turned out to be the old and the new, I don't know which classic said it." After a while, they dispersed.

Governor Hao immediately posted a list and recruited craftsmen to start work. Within a few days, the Confucian temple was razed. To calculate the materials, it is necessary to recruit dozens of craftsmen, hundreds of laborers, and spend more than 60,000 taels of silver. The prefect of Hao used no money was naturally not needed, and he allocated 5,000 taels from the Jiaxing treasury, and raised more than 10,000 taels from the squires who were happy to tie up the official lord in the jurisdiction, and the rest was spread to the four counties to which it belonged, and forcibly requisitioned from the people.

The prefect's codex was sent to the counties, and the county naturally did not dare to disobey the government, let alone offend the eunuchs, so the three classes of officials went out one after another, waving the big stick in their hands, and went door to door to collect money, grain, and people. At this time, the imperial court had already imposed too many taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the government was already boiling with resentment and discussion. Now there is an increase in the "ancestral hall tax", so that the people sell their sons and daughters, and three or four out of ten people break their homes and destroy their families.

Li Xianzhi naturally also received the note, and roughly calculated, Pinghu County would levy as much as 11,000 taels of silver. He hurriedly summoned He Tai'an and Zhao Wenhui to discuss. Because he knew that Qian County Cheng and Miao Zhushu had a great friendship with Hao Zhifu, he deliberately avoided the two of them at the beginning of the discussion.

As soon as He Tai'an and Zhao Wenhui entered the door, Li Xianzhi said: "Pinghu is off the coast, it has been repeatedly changed, and it is not a rich county, and all kinds of taxes have drained the blood of the people in the county. Now they have been plundered by thieves, and the people are half crippled. On a whim, what kind of ancestral hall does he want to build, and where do I go to find this more than 10,000 taels of silver? ”

When He and Zhao heard this, they were confused for a while and were stunned. Li Xianzhi handed over the Hao Governor's Codex, and when the two of them read it, they both gasped.

He Tai'an said: "There is a lot of silver in the library, I know best, don't say 11,000 taels, even 1,100 taels can't be made." ”

Zhao Wenhui also said: "A few days ago, I went to sea to suppress thieves, saying that it was a big victory, but the military gate did not allocate a penny of silver, and more than 100 people in the county also went to war, killing and wounding more than a dozen people, and the pension silver and reward money are still owed. ”

Li Xianzhi saw that the two subordinates were also complaining, so he changed his voice and said: "Please come over, just to discuss a countermeasure, how to prevaricate this matter." ”

The two were stunned for a moment and had nothing to say. After a long time, Li Xianzhi still thought of an idea and said: "Mr. Lao He will go back, settle the accounts, see how much balance he can have in the treasury, leave some emergency expenses, and no matter how much the rest, it is better to evenly come out." He turned his face and said to Zhao Wenhui: "Zhao Dianshi has always been quite authoritative in the county, and he took the trouble to go to the city and the countryside, and lobbied and lobbied for the wealthy shops and gentlemen, and persuaded them to donate some. I also took out my own purse, so I could scrape together some and send it up. For the rest, I put on this face, went to the mansion to cry and cry poor, and begged him to forgive some relief. ”

When He Tai'an and Zhao Wenhui saw Li Xianzhi say this, although they felt embarrassed, they couldn't refuse, so they had to take the order. He Tai'an returned to the account office and shrunk and shrunk and reduced and reduced the expenses of the county government. The old sedan chair is not repaired, and only the old one is used; The roof tiles are broken and leaking, so they don't buy new ones for the time being, but only plug the thatch into the holes; When the courtyard wall collapsed, it was not repaired, and a few fences were carried away. And so on and so forth, and so on, and after being busy in the middle of the night, I finally came out with five hundred taels of silver.

Zhao Wenhui worked even harder, running back and forth in the city and countryside for five or six days, promising a lot of benefits, and finally raised more than 2,000 taels. Li Xianzhi paid out of his own pocket, scraped together 3,000 taels, and personally sent it to the Futai Yamen.

When Governor Hao saw the silver, he was too little, his face immediately pulled down, and said, "How did the governor of this mansion receive this after so many days?" How do I get started? ”

Li Xianzhi replied: "The county party committee really can't come up with the silver, and this point is still made up by the lower officials. ”

Hao Zhifu said: "Pinghu is also a big county with tens of thousands of people, why can't you collect 10,000 taels of silver?" ”

Li Xianzhi said: "My lord Mingjian, the people of Pinghu have always been poor, and they have been subjected to war recently, and even all kinds of taxes in the imperial court are often not paid. Copper coins were also used in market trade, and in some places they simply bartered, and silver was not circulated for a long time. How difficult the people's livelihood is, please forgive me. ”

It's okay to say that this Hao Futai is anything else, as long as it has anything to do with silver, he won't let it at all. I also remembered that since Li Xianzhi took office, except for the first time he gave some silver, he didn't say anything after that, and he was already angry, and said angrily: "If you want the government to understand, who is considerate of the government?" This silver is not in my personal purse, every penny or two is to be used on the ancestral hall of Wei Jiu,000 years old, and the merit tablet also belongs to your name. In the future, Wei Jiuqiansui will be happy, and you will have a share of the benefits you will receive. ”

Li Xian secretly said in his heart: "I would rather not want such benefits, and I will never want the name of the merit monument." "It's just that it's inconvenient to say it explicitly, so I don't say a word.

Hao Futai shouted again: "In any case, within three days, the silver will be collected and sent to the government office!" ”

Li Xianzhi said to each other: "The adults force me, I don't have to force the people, if it provokes a civil uprising, the lower officials can't afford it!" ”

Hao Fu Taiyi said angrily: "Jiaxing Mansion is not your Pinghu County, the other three counties have all been collected, and there has been no civil uprising, how can Li Zhi County have a bad people?" ”

Li Xianzhi was robbed by this, and he couldn't answer correctly for a while, and after a while, he said: "There is no mischief under the rule of the lower officials, but I am afraid that it is a thief." ”

Hao Futai was originally a strong person in the middle, seeing Li Xianzhi so right, he was angry for a while, his face was red and purple, and he shouted: "Pinghu is not a county of Jiaxing, and you are not a county under the jurisdiction of this government, why do you despise Shangguan so much?" ”

Li Xianzhi saw that he was carrying out the identity of the mansion to oppress people, and he couldn't cry or laugh for a while, and explained: "The lower officials don't have the slightest contempt, it's just that Pinghu is really poor and can't pay all the money, and I ask the lord to be lenient." ”

Hao Futai was furious and said, "No matter what, the silver must be sent!" "Say that, and send off the guests.

Li Xianzhi couldn't, so he had to resign and wander back to Pinghu. He Tai'an and Zhao Wenhui then inquired about the situation. Li Xian said it one by one.

Zhao Wenhui said: "That's it, but if it has anything to do with silver, Hao Futai will never let a penny, let alone a few thousand taels." It seems that the people of Pinghu will be difficult to dodge. ”

Li Xianzhi was also angry at this time, and said hatefully: "Don't fight this seven-grade black yarn, I want to do it for the strength of the people of this county, and see what he can do to me!" ”

Zhao Wenhui hurriedly said: "My lord, don't be rash, if you are dismissed from the official because of this, and then use a flattering person, don't say that the disaster of the people of Pinghu is inevitable, and it is inevitable that they will be in dire straits in the future." ”

He Tai'an also said: "Zhao Dianshi's words are reasonable, and the methods of eunuching the party have always been ruthless, if you resist it, I am afraid that it will be unexpected." ”

Li Xianzhi was also angry at this time, so he said: "As the two of you said, what should you do?" Hao's urgency is urgent, I'm afraid it won't be long in coming. ”

He Tai'an and Zhao Wenhui also lost their minds for a while, and they tried hard to think about countermeasures, but they couldn't get the point. For a long time, when the three of them were silent, one of them suddenly crashed into the door before they could report.

The three of them looked up together, but it was Han Chuan, who was out of breath and screaming, "Oh no!" Oh no! ”

Li Xianzhi asked, "What's wrong with that, so reckless?" ”

Han Chuan gasped a few more times before saying, "It's a thief again!" ”

On the side, Zhao Wenhui hurriedly asked, "Where is the thief?" Tell me clearly! ”

Han Chuan said: "It's the fishermen of Haiyan who quarreled with the government in order to resist the 'ancestral salary'. The magistrate of Haiyan led people to suppress it and drove it out of the sea, and it has been a very good day. For fear of being blamed by the peak, he did not dare to report it. A few days ago, a merchant ship was hijacked, and now the streets are full of shouting. ”

Li Xianzhi also hurriedly asked: "Have you ever been to this county?" ”

Han Chuan said: "I have only heard of the robbery of a few merchant ships that went to sea without permission, and I have never heard of going ashore, but after a long time, it is difficult to predict." ”

Li Xianzhi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, and then ordered Zhao Wenhui to gather up the local soldiers and patrol everywhere to protect the territory and the people. After the arrangement was completed, He Taian suddenly said: "This trouble may not be a good thing. See the next chapter for the reason for this.