"Take the vocational field as an example, it is the court that pays the officials in the form of rice and land rent, but the officials are exploiting the people in disguise." Jiang Anyi was obviously a little drunk, his eyes were confused, and his words were vague: "The documents you presented clearly wrote that the people who rented official land were miserable because of the opportunity to embezzle, impose miscellaneous donations, fabricate account books, forcibly apportion, etc. ”

Liu Yixing poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, saying, "Anyi, your wine is in a hurry, drink some tea to sober up." ”

"I'm not drunk", Jiang Anyi pushed Liu Yixing's hand away and continued: "The official encroaches on the people's interests, and the country is in great harm. Jiang once thought about why the official land could not be combined with taxes and put an end to embezzlement and miscellaneous donations, if it went further, the original intention of the court was to reissue the officials' money, why not directly pay it with silver money and rice, so that the private affairs of the official land may be cured. ”

Pan Heyi's eyes shone and he listened intently. Li Laigao laughed and said: "Brother Jiang's method is not bad, but if you smash the officials' jobs, when the officialdom is full of enemies, I am afraid that you will really be crushed." ”

Jiang Anyi picked up the tea and took a sip, and said with a smile: "So the matter of cleaning up Guantian can't be rushed, and it needs to be done slowly." ”

Pan Heyi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Heyi is shallow, I hope that the adults and brothers will give me a lot of advice, and Pan will give you a drink." ”

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Under the lamp, Jiang Anyi read at night, Xin Fei was sewing a short coat, the short coat is easy to make, practice makes perfect, and she is going to make a few more pieces before returning to Beijing, replacing the "crappy goods" worn by Jiang Anyi, Xin Fei even wondered if she was embroidering something on the short coat.

"Jiang Lang, Sichen and Siqing let me thank you." Xin Fei pursed her lips and smiled, "These two Nizi are very satisfied with Li Laigao and Pan Heyi. After Jiang Lang went back, he wanted to urge the two to come to the door to propose marriage, and they should get married early. ”

Jiang Anyi pondered for a moment and said: "Lai Gao's parents have been mourned, Li Mingxing can make the decision on the marriage, and when I return to Beijing, I will go to tell him in person, and then write a letter to inform Li Mingde, the head of the Li family, that it should not be a big problem." But between Siqing and Pan Heyi, let's wait a little longer, right? ”

Xin Fei hurriedly said: "Although Pan Heyi's family background is not as high as Lai's, I heard Siqing say that he is upright and motivated, and he is somewhat similar to Jiang Lang. Jiang Lang, our family can't be poor and love rich, how good it is for Sichen and Siqing to get married. ”

Jiang Anyi smiled bitterly and said: "Wei'er, I'm the kind of person who hates the poor and loves the rich, so Pan Heyi ......" told Xin Fei about finding that Pan Heyi was too utilitarian, Xin Fei said: "Scholars who don't want to be promoted to higher ranks, as long as they are good at Siqing, I don't think it's a big problem." ”

"I'm not against it, as long as I want to see more, after all, it is related to Siqing's life, you don't want her to marry the wrong man and complain about you." Jiang Anyi put down the book and said with a faint gaze: "At today's family banquet, I deliberately mentioned the method of converting Lu rice and field rent into silver money, and said that I would report to the Son of Heaven when my thoughts were mature." ”

Xin Fei's eyes jumped, and she said, "Jiang Lang wants to try Pan Heyi?" ”

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On July 4, Kiyota and his entourage left Jiangzhou and returned to Beijing. The ten-mile long pavilion saw off Hong Thorn Shi and Liu Changshi were all full of spring breeze, with a look of regret.

Watching Qingtian Division's team disappear on the official road, Liu Changfeng stretched his waist

, said with a smile: "Finally sent the disaster star away, Brother Hong can rest for a few days." ”

Hong Zhenyang sighed: "Han Dutong is still in Jiangzhou, maybe he will come to Xiangning Mansion again, I can't be careless." ”

"Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door", Liu Changfeng smiled meaningfully: "Xu Ma's face is afraid that it will be difficult to escape this time." ”

In addition to the problems found in various counties, Li Laigao and others went back to find out in the Beijia Mansion such malpractices as falsifying household accounts, encroaching on the people's fertile land from wasteland, and collecting high land rents under false pretenses.

Hong Zhenyang glanced at Liu Changfeng and said, "Changfeng, the opportunity is rare, should you operate it, I can also do a little favor here, and recommend you to the minister of the political hall." ”

"Thank you Brother Hong, I will invite you in Jiyun Building tonight." Liu Changfeng said with a hippie smile: "Don't hide it from your lordship, two days before the Qing Tiansi, Liu sent someone to Beijing to do something, but unfortunately Lord Jiang didn't enter the water, otherwise he would have said a few good words for me, and the matter would have been stable." ”

Hong Zhenyang pointed at Liu Changfeng with his hand, looked at each other and smiled.

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On 15 July, Jiang Anyi and his entourage returned to Beijing. The next day, the Son of Heaven summoned him in the Zichen Palace. After briefly asking a few words about Jiangzhou's clean-up of Guantian, Jiang Anyi asked Jiang Anyi to hand over the document to the political affairs hall, and submit the list of meritorious personnel on this trip, and the specific matters were handed over to the political affairs hall for disposal.

Jiang Anyi saw that the Son of Heaven was not very interested in cleaning up the official field, and returned to the court to listen quietly after the performance, the Son of Heaven and the ministers were discussing the Northern Expedition, it seems that the Northern Expedition next year is a foregone conclusion, and his internal strength is recovering slowly, I really don't know if it can return to normal when he goes out.

At the end of the court meeting, Liu Weiguo called Jiang Anyi and took him to the imperial study. Shi Fangzhen looked tired, wiped his face with a hot towel and relieved his fatigue a little, signaled Jiang Anyi not to be formal, sat down on the side, and asked about the assassination, Shi Fangzhen asked, "Anyi, how are your injuries?" ”

"Hooray, the movement is no longer in the way, but it will take some time to return to normal."

"If you are not feeling well, you will rest for more time, the matter of Kiyota Division is not urgent at the moment, you can go and see it when you have time." Shi Fangzhen leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes slightly, and said: "Don't worry about the assassins, I have ordered Han Zhi to track down the people behind the scenes, but I can use the people of the rivers and lakes right now, and it is not appropriate to wait for the pacification of the Northern Desert, I will make the decision for you." ”

Jiang Anyi replied, "The minister obeys the order", he knows that this matter is mostly over, and it will be at least three or five years before everything settles down in the Northern Desert, and it is not appropriate to do it now due to various considerations, and at that time, other concerns will arise, and all the clues will be broken.

Shi Fangzhen continued according to his own train of thought: "I am determined to go north again in March next year, you take care of your body and follow me to see the desert scenery, and then write a few magnificent poems to pass on to future generations." ”

Jiang Anyi felt discouraged, he was eager to make contributions on the battlefield, but the Son of Heaven wanted him to be a minister to record great achievements, so he had to say in a muffled voice: "The minister obeys the order." ”

He returned to the Qingtian Division in a daze, and summoned the subordinate officials who went to Jiangzhou with him, briefly explained the situation of the face saint, gave him a leave of absence for half a month, and returned to the Qingtian Division in August to run an errand, as for governance

The misadministration of the official field will also be handed over to himself at that time.

Pan Heyi came out of the yamen and walked to the residence in Datongfang, and it had been two months since he went out, and the old lady in the family must be leaning on the door to look. When passing by the meat case of Zhao Butcher in Fangkou, Pan Heyi bought half of the pig's head and a pig's heart, and went to Xu Heji to buy a roast leg of lamb, wrapped it in oiled paper and held it in his hand. This trip to Jiangzhou, got a few or two Chengyi, Pan Heyi has a little more money, thinking that his family is poor, and his mother is definitely reluctant to buy meat when he is not at home.

Turning into the alley, the Pan family is in the fifth house in the alley, this two-entry house was placed when his father was alive, and now it has been some years, the black paint on the door of the house is mottled, revealing the atmosphere of decadence. Hearing the sound of pushing the door, Zhang's mother, the servant woman at home, came out and said with a smile: "Brother Yi'er is back, and this trip to Jiangzhou is not short." ”

Pan Heyi's sister-in-law is married, there are only three people in the family, and Zhang's mother is a servant woman introduced by Yaxing. Handing over the oiled paper bag to Zhang's mother, Pan Heyi walked into the main house and saw her mother sitting in a chair, looking at herself with a smile. Pan Heyi knelt down and said goodbye, Pan's mother said: "Yi'er has worked hard, my mother will ask Zhang's mother to go to the street to buy vegetables and pick up the wind for my son." ”

Pan Heyi sat down on the side, took out the silver from his arms and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Mother, I have already bought a few vegetables on the way, so I don't have to go again." I went to Jiangzhou this time to get some Cheng Yi, mother, you take it, don't save too much at home, my son is not at home during this time, and my mother looks like she has lost a few points. ”

Pan's mother smiled lovingly: "You have reached the age of marrying, and your mother will always marry your daughter-in-law in a beautiful way for you." You are on a mission in the Qingtian Division, don't forget Wen Shu at night, next year will be the year of the imperial examination, and getting a Jinshi is the right way to get promoted. ”

"That's what my mother said", Pan Heyi thought for a while and said: "Mother, my son went to Jiangzhou this time and took a fancy to a girl. ”

"Really, I don't know which girl it is? Jiangzhou is not close to the capital, is this girl willing to marry? How old is that girl? How's it looking? Do you deserve to be righteous? Pan's mother asked again and again in surprise.

Pan Heyi said with a smile: "It's a canonical historian of Long Wei, or the junior sister of Mrs. Jiang, the same year as the child, twenty-five years old. ”

Pan's mother's face sank, and she said coldly: "Long Wei's reputation is not very good, although our family is poor, it is also an authentic scholarly family, and this girl is twenty-five years old, and she can barely be around twenty years old, how can she be worthy of Yi'er at such an old age, this family mother does not agree." ”

Pan Heyi wanted to say a few words for Siqing, but Pan's mother stood up and said, "Yi'er, you go back to the room to rest, my mother will go to the kitchen to help Zhang's mother make rice, and call you when the meal is ready." ”

When he returned to the study, he was stunned for a while, Pan and Yi were full of Siqing's smiles, and they didn't even notice that Pan's mother had entered the room. Seeing her son looking at Fang Liang stunned, Pan's mother sighed and hardened her heart: "Yi'er, I know that you are filial and eager to change the situation in your family, but your reputation in the world is the most important, our family is poor but we can't ruin our reputation." Although marrying that woman can help you in your career, others behind your back will definitely say that you have nepotism, even if you have great ability, you will inevitably be pointed out by others. Listen to your mother's words, cut off the relationship with the woman, and your mother will find a suitable family for you. As long as you can get the Jinshi next year, the threshold of our family will also be flattened by the matchmaker, and the big husband will have no wife. ”

"Mother is right."

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