In the dead of night, the lights in the government office were bright.

All the officials, almost all of them, arrived and settled the books all night.

Many people have red eyes, but their hearts are very happy, and the stubborn gentry and snake-like temples in these places have long been unpleasant to their eyes.

These people are like checkpoints, adding blockages to their political achievements, Xingyang is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and Bianliang is a close neighbor, they are all so arrogant and ignore the imperial court decrees.

In the past, I was afraid of their power and easily dared not tear my face, but now it is different, and the big backers of these new policy officials have come.

It is rumored that Yang Shaozai, who is greedy for money and lustful, did not accept gifts when he arrived in Xingyang, and did not eat invitations, so he actually started with the recruitment method first, which can be said to be a hard bone to gnaw, which is really worthy of Yang Shaozai.

Liu Xinting was especially energetic, although he was scolded without a head and face, but that also showed Shaozai's attitude, he took Ben Zhizhou as his own.

In this Zhengzhou Mansion, I have eaten a stomach full of pickled gas, and now that the backer is here, I am finally going to raise my eyebrows.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhizhou slapped the table and said, "Give me a good settlement, no one is allowed to be bad, and I will come to the door tomorrow to ask for the account!" ”

The official uniform of the Song State has its own system, and officials above the fourth rank wear purple clothes and goldfish bags; Above the sixth grade wears a scarlet costume and wears a whitebait bag; Qipin is dressed in green clothes, and there is no fish bag to wear.

Except for Liu Xinting, who is a five-grade official, the other officials in the hall are all wearing green official uniforms, and they all agreed together.

Since becoming an official, I haven't been so agitated for a long time, and one by one it seems to have a second spring.

After doing this time, sooner or later, I will take off this green robe and mix it up with a scarlet robe.

In the Qin Cha Xingyuan, Yang Lin walked around the courtyard a few times, and there was a pear blossom in the courtyard, and the flower branches exuded a faint fragrance.

He had already sent someone to recruit the generals of the military camp into the city, and when he was bored, he began to punch under the tree.

After a while, from the barracks outside the city, a few generals came in.

Headed by Yang Yizhong, the commander of the new army in Beijing, there are several faces behind him, all of whom are very young.

After coming in, I looked left and right, and then I saw Yang Lin practicing against the tree under the tree.

"Early tomorrow morning, two thousand soldiers and horses will be ordered and go with me to collect taxes." Yang Lin said lightly.

How do you collect taxes and soldiers? A trace of doubt flashed in Yang Yi's center, but he didn't ask in detail very interestingly.

Since he is asked to lead the troops, there is naturally a reason for Shaozai, although Yang Yizhong is young, he is the most calm and sophisticated, and he is very smooth in the world.

This is also his ability, although not as good as Liu Qi, but he is the most important general of the Southern Song Dynasty emperor in later history.

And his ability is not as good as Liu Qi, not that he is low, in fact, he is also a famous general. There were so many shining generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, judging from the achievements of later generations, except for Yue Fei, it was difficult to compare with Liu Qi.

So in the end, there were just the two of them, nicknamed "Wu Mu".

Yang Lin explained a few more details, asking them to completely listen to Liu Xinting's transfer, Yang Yizhong nodded and asked, "Your Highness, if someone does not obey the law on this trip, what should I do?" ”

"When necessary, you can kill, don't be afraid of blood." Yang Lin closed his fist, and the words were sonorous. Listening to the hearts of the generals of the forbidden army, they all have a sense of proportion.

If we can't completely eradicate the stubborn diseases of the new policies in various places, this tour will be useless.

Since ancient times, reforms and changes have required bloodshed and cutting off carrion before new muscles can be born. It is foolish to touch a huge group with vested interests, and to think that they will be obedient and spit out their interests to help you reform.

If Yang Lin is a civil official through and through, even if he controls the government, if he wants to reform, he must compromise with them, step by step, and slowly improve within the scope of the gentry's acceptance.

That would have little effect, and it would take a long time, and as soon as Yang Lin himself died, it would inevitably lead to death, and it was meaningless.

At most, there is nothing more than a prosperous era, and the court has been generous for a few years.

Fortunately, Yang Lin is not an out-and-out civil official, he set up military borders in all directions, led the tiger into Beijing, imprisoned the emperor, set up a new monarch, beheaded the ministers, and seized power.

He used his power and collusion between officials and businessmen to pretend to build Genyue for the emperor, but in fact, he opened the door for himself and let his father build a huge business empire for himself. With this as the foundation, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses who are absolutely loyal have been raised, and there is really no need to compromise with any forces.

Yang Yizhong took a few generals, withdrew from the line, clenched his fists and said: "I'm afraid that tomorrow is not very simple, no matter what kind of situation we encounter, we just need to obey the order." ”

A young general said: "Don't worry, general, I will wait for Bai to practice and study at night, how can I not know the word loyalty." For whom the sword is drawn and for whom the gun is held, the hearts of the brethren are clear, and they will definitely not disobey the order. ”

"If that's the case, what else do I have to worry about, I'll invite you to eat and drink tonight, and then go back to the barracks. However, it is all moderation, and no more than three drinks per person. ”

A few people hooked up and went to the city to eat and drink together. From beginning to end, no one asked what to do tomorrow, and Yang Lin once patted Gao Shan's shoulder with great pleasure and praised him for training the purest army in the world.

Xingyang is rich, has a long history, there is a chasm in the east to connect the Huai River, Surabaya, the north is adjacent to the Yellow River, the south is adjacent to the Suohe River and the Song Mountain, the west is connected to Luoyang and Chang'an through the Tiger Prison, the terrain is dangerous, the transportation is convenient, and it has been an important place for county governance in history.

There is no curfew, and the market is full of liquor shops and tiles that are open day and night. Even though it's nighttime, the streets are still very busy, and the liquor stores are often full.

In a restaurant near the center of the street, the corridor in the wide courtyard is nine songs, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and several small buildings in the courtyard are chic and exquisite, and the faint and elegant sound of the piano is heard from time to time, which is like a garden.

A line of delicate maids in the building, wearing flowers and butterflies to and fro, the hall on the first floor is brightly lit, and there is a large round table in the middle, on the table is a golden bottle of fine wine, jade plate delicacies, scattered and miscellaneous.

Although there are only a few people on the table, the food is really luxurious, and the tea fruits such as hazelnuts, pine nuts, olives, and walnuts are not counted;

There are also eight kinds of candied candied fruits: honey kumquat, honey papaya, honey plum, ten spiced plums, exquisite seeds, slippery cakes, raw and cooked lotus roots......

There are also all kinds of seasonal fruits, dishes such as seafood soup, green shrimp, white crab, snails, cockles, clams... There are all kinds of treasures on land and water.

Kang sheep, white fried chicken, white roasted meat, eight brown ducks, kang chicken, kang goose, crystal fried seeds, American vinegar sheep blood...

On the small shelf on the side, there are all kinds of soups: jade ointment, black plum paste, sugar black plum, bayberry candy...

As long as the four people at the table waved their hands slightly, a twelve or thirteen-year-old maid with bright eyes and teeth came to serve them, and the food on this table was enough to feed a small rich family for three years.

Today is Xingyang gentry Huang Daorong, who invited the host of Baiquan Temple to Master Zhile, and invited Duan Miao, the dean of Xingyang Academy, to accompany the owner of the restaurant.

Huang Daorong wiped his mouth and said, "Master, Dean Duan and Wei Yuanwai are not outsiders, and now we have a Yang Shaozai in Xingyang, I don't know if you know?" ”

"Those annoying new policies before, aren't they the handiwork of this one, the surname Liu didn't dare to do anything to us before, but now Yang Lin is here... I'm afraid that he will be bold again. ”

Zhile pronounced a Buddha name, with kind eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Huang Yuanwai don't worry, this Yang Shaozai's reputation has also been heard of by this seat." However, no matter how fierce he is, he has to take into account the livelihood of the people here, not to mention that according to this seat, he will not stay in Xingyang for a long time. ”

Duan Miao nodded and said, "The master is reasonable, I know best what kind of person Yang Lin is." When Cai Jing was in power, he was more flattering than anyone else, and his gifts were often hundreds of thousands, and he was a corrupt official. It's really not good, we give some gifts, maybe we will become our backers in the future. ”

Huang Daorong was very moved, "If Yang Lin becomes our backer... The wealth of the world, fame and fortune, is like the fallen leaves after autumn, at your fingertips! ”

"It's not just at your fingertips, if you cling to Yang Lin, I'm afraid you won't be able to push it away."

Huang Daorong lowered his head and calculated, and said: "In this case, we can't be too stingy, I think we will discuss it again tomorrow, without further ado, it will not be good if we are driven out by others." ”

A few people were talking about it, but Zhile was not very happy, and in his temple, there were countless high-ranking officials and nobles.

Although these fields are entrusted in the name of Baiquan Temple, they are actually still owned by others, and Yang Lin will accept bribes from him, he is not sure, but he will never be a person along the way with himself.

It was the leader of Taoism in the world, and an uneasy thought crept into his heart.

But the three people present were all in high spirits, and they all thought that Yang Lin chose Xingyang first, which was a godsend for them.

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