Wang Shaoqing stared at a pair of drunken eyes for a long time, and suddenly patted lightly on the case, and said: "If Uncle Ying can come to do Taishi Ling, things will be easy to do!" ”

Tian Xiu looked at Shaoqing of the Taishi Bureau in surprise, and said for a long time: "Taishi Ling...... It seems to be the fifth product, right? ”

"From the four pins! Taishi Ling is ranked among the nine kings, how is it the fifth grade? Wang Shaoqing glanced at her very dissatisfied. He raised his right hand, pressed his little finger with his thumb, opened the other three fingers, shook them twice, and said very heroically, "It's from the fourth grade!" ”

Tian Xiu couldn't help but laugh and said, "It was me who was wrong." You're right, Tai Shi Ling is from the fourth grade. ”

Seeing that she knew her mistakes and changed them, Wang Shaoqing had a happy smile on her face. He muttered a not-so-clear wine word, touched the flask again, and put his hand on the flask, when he suddenly remembered something. His face was immediately full of gloom, and he said worriedly: "Oh, I forgot, whether Uncle Ying County is the actual Juelu or Shangzhu Kingdom, he probably won't deign to be the Taishi Ling ......" But he was happy again in a blink of an eye. "Lord Tian, I remember, Zhu Xiangguo is your teacher, right? Or, would you say a few good words for us in Zhu Lao Xiangguo? As long as you can make Ying County Bo agree to serve as Taishi Ling, we owe you a favor from all over Taishi Temple! ”

"Huh?" Tian Xiu opened her mouth and didn't speak for a long time. She didn't give up on Wang Shaoqing's unpredictable and clever idea. “…… That, that...... What should I do? Ying Bo was appointed as Taishi Ling, how should Lord Zhang take measures? ”

"Tsk," Wang Shaoqing realized that he was only concerned about getting Tian Xiu to get Shang Yanshan to Taishi Temple, but he completely forgot that there was another Taishi Ling in the yamen. He held on to the empty wine cup and pondered sorrowfully, delusionally trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

After half a drink, he gave up on the idea. Teaching a general of the Shangzhu State who is the third rank to serve as the Taishi Ling of the fourth grade, the various entanglements and difficulties during this period are about more difficult than his promotion from the sixth rank to the prime minister of the third grade! However, when it comes to the prime minister, he has some words that are not spit out and unhappy. Even if he knew very well in his heart that these words could never be said to Tian Xiu, but when the wine was strong, he couldn't control his tongue at all.

What he wants to say is the widely criticized "investigation of hidden households"! I don't know what Zhang Pu and Zhu Xuan want to do, they actually came up with such a bad idea. The matter of the hidden household has been around for a long time, at least during the reign of Kenjong, there was such a saying. But first of all, we have to figure out where these hermits have gone, and where are those treacherous fields hidden? What is the answer, everyone understands in their hearts: it's not all in the hands of the squire! So, now that the imperial court wants to investigate the hidden households, what does it want to do? Is this to inventory the land of the homeless, or is it "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended for Pei Gong"? If it's the latter, then it's not a problem. The history books are clearly written in black and white, and Pei Gong was later safe and sound, and changed his name to Liu Bang; Xiang Zhuang, who was dancing with a sword, died on the edge of the Wujiang River. If it was the former, then he wanted to ask the two prime ministers, what would the court do after the investigation?

Tian Xiu is still relatively clear about this matter. She said solemnly: "The hidden household should be re-registered; Those who can tell the origin of the treacherous fields that are found will be returned to the peasant households, and those that are unclear will be entered into the official field as official fields, and may be classified as official fields in the future. "This is what she heard from others; It is said that it was the result of repeated consultations between the Prime Minister's Office. She felt that this method of disposal was still more appropriate, on the one hand, it appeased the villagers, and on the other hand, it also took care of the emotions of the officials.

Wang Shaoqing sneered twice, raised his neck and drank all the residual wine in the cup, and said with a sigh of wine: "Return to the farmers?" Divide the career field? Haha, haha......" He pressed the wine cup heavily on the table and asked, "Lord Tian, look at me, I have been in Beijing for seventeen years, and I still live in a rented house, and I can't even afford to have a family member who entourage except for two relatives who help." In your opinion, how many acres of land do I have in my hometown, and how many dingkou do I have at home? ”

Tian Xiu shook his head and did not speak. She didn't want to say. Is it necessary to say it? No. Looking at Wang Shaoqing's food and clothing, I can imagine that he is not very prosperous on weekdays, otherwise he would not invite his colleagues to eat fish in this wine shop.

"My hometown in Enzhou has forty hectares of land, and my mouth is three hundred!" Wang Shaoqing said coldly. He raised his eyelids and stared at Tian Xiu defiantly. But he soon deflated himself, lowered his head, and said, "Actually, the real land of my family is less than 100 acres; The others are all in my name. I was an official in the imperial court, and according to the system, my family did not have to bear the burden of forced labor, and the people of the land who were under my family's name also did not have the pain of forced labor. These people, and these lands, are hidden households, right? ”

Tian Xiu nodded silently. She looked at Wang Shaoqing with complicated eyes, wanting to say something, but she felt that it was difficult to say. The situation in Wang Shaoqing's house does not seem to be the same thing as those treacherous hermits that the court said.

Wang Shaoqing spread out his hand and said with a wry smile: "Look at my dress, it looks like a wealthy man with thousands of acres of fertile land?" To tell you the truth, the land hanging in my name is almost not taken by my family, except for a few congratulatory gifts and a few snacks at the end of the year, there is no other money and food. The villagers are all friends and friendships passed down from generation to generation, and when others mourn to the family, can I push people out of my house? Others put the land and population in my name, but they want to suffer less exploitation, all they want is to keep more food, to eat a few more full meals, to make life better, my family can't stand in the way of other people's duty! Besides, there is no reason why my family should not accept the mail. The geese have been gramophone, and people have left their names, and people live in this life, don't they want to have a good reputation? ”

Tian Xiu felt that Wang Shaoqing's words were wrong. The Wang family has left a good reputation, but it is the court that suffers! But she still didn't speak. She understood that what Wang Shaoqing said now was not about her, but wanted her to help pass it on to those big shots. So she didn't say a word, just listened carefully and remembered......

"Among the officials in Beijing, there are many people like me. Some people just let others send a name, and they don't have any extra money to collect and float around. Of course, there are some people who want to collect some. Some harvest more, some harvest less, less than one acre and five liters and a half bucket, and more than two out of ten. However, there are also some people who act as villains and take the opportunity to deceive other people's lands, but such scoundrels and stubborn people are a minority after all. You say, like my fellow villagers, are they hermits, and is their land a treacherous field? ”

"Yes." Tian Xiu said without hesitation. At least these people were evading the servitude and taxation of the imperial court; If you say that it is light, they are making a mistake, and if you say it is serious, they are violating the criminal law.

"Scholar's view!" Wang Shaoqing stood up angrily. He didn't want to say anything more, beckoned the shopkeeper to go out with him to get money in the horseback coat, and staggered as he walked, "I also heard that you have been a wind watcher in Jiangnan for a few years!" Could it be that you, the wind watcher, are watching "National Style"? Don't you want to think about it, why are others willing to send all the land and people to someone else's name? Could it be that my reputation is really that good, or are they all blinded by fat? ”