August is like fire, the wind is irritable, and the air can be lit with the slightest spark.

Jiang Anyi followed Liu Yushan's side, going back and forth between the state capital and the Qing war envoy's yamen, accustomed to seeing smirks and cold faces, and listening to cynicism, Jiang Anyi had the feeling of returning to when he was forced to pay debts, but this time it was the officials of all sizes in the officialdom who forced him.

Throwing the book in his hand heavily on the table, Jiang Anyi sat on the chair and gasped for breath. Yu Zhijie raised his head from the document of the official case and glanced at him, and asked, "Who gave our Jiang Zhuang Yuan Qi today?" ”

"I went to Chen Sihu to check the tax situation of the acres of land in each county in recent years, and there was no one for a while, saying that there was something wrong with the call of the adults. left a historian to serve beside him, and asked him to take the classics, either pretending to be deaf and dumb or pushing back, and finally simply borrowed urine to escape without a figure. I wanted to look through it myself, but I didn't know where to start with a room full of classics, so I was so angry that I really wanted to set the house on fire to him. Jiang Anyi poured bitter water at Master Yu.

Yu Zhijie laughed, walked over with a teapot, poured a cup of tea for Jiang Anyi, and said, "The jasmine tea you brought from Feng Shanchang is really good, refresh your mind, drink a cup of tea to dispel the anger." If you do set the house on fire, the gang will probably clap their hands in celebration. ”

Hearing Master Yu's consolation, Jiang Anyi was a little embarrassed, and said ashamedly: "Master Yu, Anyi disappointed you. ”

Yu Zhijie shook his head, moved a chair and sat next to him, and said, "It's because the teacher is too anxious, and I forgot that Anyi is only eighteen years old this year." When you were so old, you were still studying hard in the countryside, and you were already famous all over the world, and your achievements were unprecedented in the Great Zheng Dynasty. Anyi, you don't have to blame yourself, it's the teacher who should wake up. ”

Standing up, Yu Zhijie patted Jiang Anyi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Fan Fuzi's "Yunshuitan Words" contains Er's father's "Fixing the Storm", which is very loved by the teacher, and is copied in the study and hung in the middle hall, and often recited. As a teacher, I think that this word is not only elegant and open-minded, but also calm and calm in the face of wind and rain. ”

The other eight deputy envoys of the Qing War arrived one after another, and the yamen became lively. By the end of August, the tax on acres of land in the 62 counties of Renzhou in the past 10 years had been compiled into a book, and then they went to the county to inspect and supervise the clean-up.

"The official documents requesting self-examination were jointly sent to the counties by the Qing Dynasty Yamen and the government government in early July, and most of the data reported by the counties were only superficial." Yu Zhijie pointed to a pile of official documents from various counties on the table and said: "Renzhou rice is harvested twice a year, and it will be September soon, so you have to go down to each county to actually check the field yield and determine whether the field grade reported by each county is true and whether the number of acres is wrong." In addition, which fields are owned by the gentry and which are hung in their names is the most important thing. Six of you are from Renzhou and are familiar with the local situation, so you will be responsible for the supervision work on the surface. An Yi, Mingpu, Ziyin, Yuan Kai, the four of you are dressed up in disguise, secretly visiting, you must make results, the Son of Heaven is waiting for our good news. ”

At the moment, the division of labor, six people each supervised ten counties, Yu Zhijie was in charge of Anyang Prefecture, and the two neighboring counties also belonged to him. There are no specific regulations for the four people who were secretly investigated, and it doesn't matter where they go. The folklore of the Eight Fu Patrol, secretly inspecting the people's situation, punishing corrupt officials for the people, such a story is the most popular among the people in the play, Jiang Anyi has also fantasized about becoming such a character in countless times, but he didn't expect that one day his dream will come true, of course, the power is a little smaller.

Riding charcoal out of Anyang Mansion, he is not familiar with the whole Renzhou, but Shi lives in Pingling Village in Linyang County, and he promised Shi to pick him up, so he might as well go to Linyang County first. There is Yiyongbo's Mansion in Linyang County, but I don't know if the second son is still in the mansion.

Hearing the neighing of horses outside the courtyard, Shishi ran out happily, took the reins of the charcoal, and shouted happily, "Childe, you have come to pick me up." When the stone family heard the noise, they all smiled and greeted them.

Jumping off the horse, Jiang Anyi saw that the stone family had been repaired and seven or eight thatched huts had been added, and it seemed that life had improved. The family hugged the benefactor into the house, and the women went to prepare the meal, and when the stone lady heard that the engong was going to stay here for one night, she took out the new sheets that she had treasured at the bottom of the box and made the bed. Grandpa accompanied Jiang Anyi to talk in the main house, Daddy Shi was a simple man, he grinned with light, and his eyes were full of gratitude.

Jiang Anyi had something in his heart, and after chatting a few words of gossip, he asked Grandpa Shi: "Old man, I can't hide it, I came this time to pick up the stones, and secondly, I want to ask about the situation of the fields in your county." You've all heard about the court's re-inspection of the fields. ”

The room was quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Grandpa. Grandpa was silent for a moment, and then said: "The county sent people everywhere to check the Tianmu, and I heard that a notice was also posted at the entrance of the county government. ”

Father Shi interjected: "I also heard Sun Lizheng say, saying that the court is going to redivide the field level, and everyone has to pay more taxes, our family bought a new twenty acres of middle field, and the last time someone from the yamen came to forcibly divide ten acres into upper fields, isn't this not a way for the people to live." ”

Jiang Anyi frowned, the original intention of the court was misinterpreted in the local area, as long as the new policy came out, these corrupt officials and corrupt officials could always change their methods to make profits, this Qing war has just begun, Linyang County has used rezoning to do tricks, the land tax that should be levied is not levied, and the burden on ordinary people has increased.

The wrinkles on Grandpa Shi's face deepened, the years of Yijiazi made him see more things, he heard his grandson say that Jiang Gongzi won the champion, and this time he came to Renzhou to Qingtian, and what Jiang Gongzi wanted to know was not these. Grandpa sighed: "Gongzi Jiang, you are a noble person of my family, and you have nothing good to hide." I know that you are here to clear the acres of land, and more than 20% of the fields in our county are under the name of Yi Yongbo, and there are more than 10 families in Pingling Village alone. ”

Uncle Yiyong's mansion, Jiang Anyi suddenly felt a headache. After a contest, Jiang Anyi deeply understood the gap between himself and Yi Yongbo, Long Wei did not dare to move lightly, not to mention that he was a small deputy envoy of the Qing War, there was a comparison, eggs and stones.

"The county's surname is Li, I heard that it is a member of the Li family in Anqi, who has been a county leader in our county for eight years, and he has firmly grasped all the big and small things in the county, and the successive county officials have become decorations. I heard that when Ma Xianling first came, he still wanted to fight with him, but he couldn't even find a sedan chair when he went out, and finally heard that he had bought a donkey. The Li family is even more greedy, and they use all means to seize the land, our family's Zhongtian is divided into Shangtian, and the eight achievements are that this Master Li is playing ghosts, if you are obedient and hang Tian under the name of the Li family, Zhongtian will become Xiatian, or directly hang it under the name of a person with merit and fame, everything is easy to say. ”

"However, the Li family is not authentic, I heard that someone hung the land in his family's name was taken away, and it really became his family's, so the people in the county are afraid, and the reputation of Yiyong Bofu is much better, and everyone would rather hang it in the name of Bofu. There are some other old men, big and small, who are small heads compared to these two. ”

Li family, Jiang Anyi thought of his roommate Li Shicheng, and when he returned to the academy, he made a special trip to find this brother Li. Li Shicheng was stimulated by Jiang Anyi's champion, pushed away all entertainment and studied hard, and had already entered the monastery. Li Shicheng pointed to the wall on the wall, "the edge of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold" and said to Jiang Anyi, if he does not win the first place, he will be ashamed of the encouragement of Zhuangyuanlang to him.

I really didn't expect that the small Linyang County encountered the two largest stones in the Renzhou Qing War. If you can warp these two stones, you will smash a crack in the iron walnut, and the rest will be much easier. It's just that if he threw this egg away, most of them were crushed and the stones were not half fine, Jiang Anyi frowned and was distressed.

The night in the mountain village is very cool, it is already three watches, and the mental method has already been practiced, Jiang Anyi is lying on the bed tossing and turning, and it is difficult to fall asleep when he thinks of Uncle Yiyong's mansion. I simply put on my clothes and pushed the door out, the sky was blue, and the sky was full of stars twinkling.

"Gongzi Jiang, I haven't slept yet."

Under the jujube tree in the courtyard, grandpa sat on a bamboo chair, a little red light, smoking dry tobacco.

"Can't sleep." Jiang Anyi walked over, sat on the bamboo chair next to him, and looked up at the starry sky in a daze.

"The old man is a countryman, and when he was a child, he used to go to the river to fish and catch shrimp. Once, I saw a big clam basking in the sun with its shell open on a stone in the water, and this thing was very alert, and it fell into the water at the slightest movement, and it was difficult to find. The old man was thinking about how not to alarm it, when a waterfowl flew in the sky, sticking out its long beak and pecking at the mussel meat. The mussel closed its shell and caught the beak of the waterfowl, and the two things were churning there, and the old man and I stepped forward and grabbed them all. ”

The tobacco had a spicy taste, which made Jiang Anyi sneeze a few times. Grandpa Shi knocked all the ashes, stood up and said, "It's not early, the old man will have to work in the field tomorrow, so Jiang Gongzi should go to bed early." ”

In the county Yadong Flower Hall, Li Mingshan, the county magistrate, sat behind the official case and worked in the office, and people who came in and out reported their official affairs to him, as for the Maotou county order, it was forgotten. The county commander surnamed Ma confessed after several battles, hung a big seal every day, rode a thin donkey, and took a child to send love to the landscape, and when he wanted to stamp it, he just greeted him in advance.

After a busy morning, he finally finished his business, and the flower hall was quiet, Li Mingshan stretched his waist and felt refreshed. On his 47th birthday just last month, Li Mingshan took on a new concubine and was full of energy. Hucao Li Dongjie walked in with a smile, made a gesture, and called "uncle".

Li Mingshan lowered his face and said, "Didn't I tell you earlier, you have to call an adult in the court." What are you here for? It's not like I don't have any money again. ”

"My lord, today there are a few families who want to hang the fields in the name of their uncle, uncle, the idea you said is really good, these mud legs are brainless, don't let them know a little bit powerful, they don't know the three eyes of the prince of horses." Li Dongjie said with a smile on his face, and he didn't take Li Mingshan's warning to heart at all.

Li Mingshan was very unhappy in his heart, this cousin is the seventh child in the long room, and he was born in the fourth room, so he can see that this kid looks down on himself from the bottom of his bones. However, the clan rules are greater than the law, Li Mingshan sighed, his own county is also arranged by the clan's envoys, and it is also the clan's envoys to be able to exclude the county order, and he can't jump out of the patriarch's palm no matter what. The patriarch has always been inherited by the long house, and the speaker of the Li family is a family.