Today's Yan'an governor Yue Hesheng is like sitting on a brazier, restless.

The drought in Shanxi also affected Outer Mongolia, but the Mongolian Great Khan naturally passed on the disaster to the Han people in Guannei.

The Mongolian tribes north of Gansu attacked the Heishui River, and the Ming deputy commander-in-chief Chen Hongfan, Gong Weixian, etc., the Mongolian tribes in the Hetao area repeatedly attacked Yansui Town in the south, and the entire Hetao area was in chaos.

But for the Tartars, these thieves and bandits composed of homeless people are just a disease of ringworm, first let the local guards and local heroes form a township to suppress it first, it is really not possible to wait for the beginning of spring, the Tartars retreat and then send border soldiers to calm down, this is really pressing the gourd up and scooping, how not to let yourself be sad?

On this day, I was sitting in the study, thinking about how to fold the capital Yousi and the little emperor, and tear up these things, but I saw a doorman come in in a hurry, and whispered to the old servant outside the door.

At first, the old servant also whispered that the man didn't know what was going on, and all cats and dogs had to be reported in, disturbing the adults' quiet thoughts, did they lose their heads when they collected the money?

Yue Hesheng also shook his head with a wry smile, he was the governor of this half of the province, and even the family members who followed him were stained, which month was not a hundred handfuls of silver? But with the expansion of greed, this also began to look at no one, as long as there is more silver, they will report it, so that sometimes they are very embarrassed, it seems that this will be rectified in the future.

"What's the matter?" Yue Hesheng saw that the disciple was chattering and muttering to the old family, and asked helplessly.

When the old servant saw the old man asking, he hurriedly and carefully opened the curtain and came in to report: "Master Qiqi, the gentry of Yan'an Mansion Zhang Yuan is outside the door, and I hope that the governor can give an audience." ”

In fact, this Zhang Yuan is the landlord of the rice fat, and there are dozens of shops in Yan'an, that is, even the Beijing Division Xi'an Taiyuan has a semicolon, and the end is to do a good business, that is, the prince's mansion is also arranged to buy and sell, although he is from a humble background, he is also a frequent visitor to his own home, and he has carried a lot of large and small cages to himself in a year, and his doorman is also not less filial piety to him.

But in the past, they came late or early, but in the past few days, they have been blocking the door every day and begging for nothing, saying that the family needs the governor to call the shots in times of great trouble, but the war in the border town is raging, where can I take care of him?

"What is he here for? This is not a year, just say that I have official business, and I will go to Xi'an to meet the prince soon, and I will talk about it when I come back. ”

"Yes." The door outside the door heard this, and promised to go out, Yue Hesheng suddenly said; "By the way, you go out and ask if the Wubao County Order is here today? I met him in the second hall, and I hung him for many days, and before I left, I asked him what was the big deal, and I had to come and wait? ”

In fact, Yue Hesheng was really worried about the unsightly thing, reporting bad news about the impurity of the place to block himself, in fact, he didn't just want to use an excuse to reduce or reduce some food taxes? But when the new emperor ascends the throne, if you don't want to pay more good news, it will be lenient, where can you lose half a point and ruin your performance evaluation with the new emperor? Now that the sky and the earth are big, the new emperor is the most impressed, and the others are the ones who will talk about it after the collapse of the sky.

Thinking that he was about to go to Xi'an, he might not come back when, so he finally gave him a chance to meet, and then sent it away with a few words, that is, to deal with an errand.

"Yes, sir." The man agreed, bowed carefully, and went backwards.

Thinking of this, he shook his head, continued to think about his recital, racking his brains to think of a high-sounding excuse.

I just came up with a clue and wanted to pick up a pen to write, but I didn't want to be disrupted by a rush of footsteps outside the door.

When I looked up, it was the doorman who came to talk to the old servant in a panic, and I didn't know what to say, but the old servant stumbled and tripped over the flower stand behind him.

Yue Hesheng was furious at that time, threw the pen in his hand into the inkstone, and shouted: "What is the fuss? See what kind of system it has become? Have all the rules I have cultivated over the years been thrown into the dog's belly? ”

When the old servant heard the old man's anger, he ran in in a panic and saluted Yue Hesheng tremblingly.

"Isn't it still that Zhang Yuan? What's the matter, don't think that the mansion gave him three points of face on weekdays, just think that something happened to him, go, and then make noise outside the door, and beat him out. Yue Hesheng said loudly and angrily.

Without waiting for the old servant to speak, he then said angrily: "Also, drag that man out and beat him with twenty sticks, and sell it." ”

Hearing this, the man who stood tremblingly outside the door waiting for the news, was so frightened that his soul was scared, where did he care about anything, he fell to his knees with a thud, knocked his head to the ground, and begged his master to spare his life.

The old servant saw that the master was furious, and he didn't care about interrupting the master's disrespect, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master, this time it's not Zhang Yuanwai, but Mizhi who has come to report that there has been a big disaster, and the master must meet him." ”

A big disaster, a big disaster, which county doesn't all say that a sesame mung bean is a big thing? It's just an exaggeration, trying to be taken seriously by yourself.

"Did you say anything?" I still have to save some face for the old family who has followed me for decades, so I didn't care about the door who was still whispering and kowtowing outside the door, and asked in a muffled voice with the tea leaves in the cup.

"That rice fat came from a master in charge of the criminal name, saying that there was an urgent official document, and I originally wanted to block it, and I didn't want to disturb the master to think about things, but the master said that what kind of county pole alliance is it, gathering 50,000 people, to attack rice fat today and tomorrow, and take autumn grain and taxes for the winter."

Before the old servant could finish speaking, Yue Hesheng choked on a sip of tea and couldn't go up or down, and his old face was flushed.

The old servant panicked at that time, got up and ran behind Yue Hesheng and beat him for a while, and then he followed Yue Hesheng's breath.

This is really a big disaster, Yue Hesheng just breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily: "What are you still doing here?" Why don't you call someone in? ”

When the old servant heard the news, he didn't dare to go away, and shouted at the door that was already knocking on his face with blood on his face: "The old man ordered, hurry up and bring that Mizhi master in." ”

As if he had been pardoned, he ran out with a crawl.

Yue Hesheng sat on the chair in a daze, his eyes straightened, and he muttered, "Woe, really woe." ”

Mongolia was not flat in front, and this backyard caught fire again.

I also know that there are poles everywhere now, but there is no siege of the city, this is really to gather people like this, but in their own jurisdiction opened the first Ming Dynasty, if this is stabbed into the court by the imperial historian, then their own sin is really big.

This is really a house leak and rain every day, which makes him, who is already sitting in the brazier, explain to his boss and the emperor?

The old servant has been with the master for many years, and he has seen such a battle, and when he saw that his master was just muttering, he stroked his back at the same time, and reminded him in a low voice: "Receiving foreign officials for official business, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient in the study, and besides, did the master settle down first, please praise the painting to discuss it first?" ”

Yue He's voice was excited, and then he came back to his senses, looked at the old servant who reminded him gratefully, nodded and said, "Okay, you go and tell the person who came, I'll see you in the lobby." But after thinking about it, there were many people in the lobby, so don't make this matter known to the whole city, so he changed his words and said: "It's better to bring people to the second hall for questioning, and at the same time invite Li Zanhua to listen to the truth of the matter." ”

"Yes, sir." The old servant hurriedly saluted, and then hurriedly retreated to make arrangements.

Yue Hesheng sat there, his head was a mess, and then comforted himself, this may also be a random report below, exaggerating a trivial matter, and maybe.

But after thinking about it, it is impossible, no matter how ridiculous the excuses they found for the reduction of money and food, but there is really no one who talks about the starving people and attacking the county seat, this is a tacit thing for everyone, there are those who conceal the news and do not break the news, let alone what the thieves will have 50,000 soldiers.

But if there is really something, then it will be bad, 50,000, God, this is a big mess that cannot be concealed, not to mention that it is the new emperor who ascended the throne, this is not touching the little emperor of Zhongxing Daming, who wants to be the king of Yao Shun? At this juncture, this is really afraid of something.

I can't sit still anymore when I think of this,

hurriedly summoned his subordinates, waited for him to change his official clothes and hats, and didn't care whether the painting came or not, and hurried to the second hall. Before the buttocks sat firmly, Li Zanhua had already hurried over, all of them were confidants, and they didn't wait for a report, so they rushed to Yue Hesheng, and asked in a low voice while giving a salute: "Is it true that the old man ancestor (in the Ming Dynasty, the prefect, governor and governor can be honored as the old husband ancestor)'s old family said?" ”

("Praise painting - in the Ming Dynasty, there is a kind of official name of praise painting in the governor and fumu, which takes the meaning of praise and painting, and there is no customization of civil service, specific responsibilities and grades.) Most of them are Shangguan looking for people who are close to talented and learned, and they are awarded between seven and five grades)

Yue Hesheng shook his head, and said with trembling lips: "That's what the people who came said, I don't think the people who came would dare to take tens of thousands of poles to attack the city, so I think this matter is eighty percent true." ”

Nazanhua has long known about the chaos outside, and now it seems that those poles have grown, and it seems that the pressure cannot be suppressed, so he thought about it again and whispered again: "Since this matter is true, it is better for the old man to discuss the prefect and other ministers to the hall, which can also be shared by everyone in the future." ”

"Yes, yes, or what Mr. Li said is right, then please go outside to gather people and notify Yousi."

"I'll go." Li Zan didn't say much, and hurriedly went out to make arrangements.

Watching the praise draw out, Yue Hesheng stabilized his mind, and then he asked people to pass on the rice fat master to come in.

Master Qian, who had not slept for a day and a night, was led to the second hall by his subordinates, and saw Governor Yue Hesheng sitting in danger, and was busy bowing down to report the door according to the rules; "The first year of the Apocalypse, the rice fat grass people, the student Qian and Guang, see Lord Yue, the governor of Yansui."

Then handed over his own notebook, Yue Hesheng took Master Qian's notebook in one of his subordinates and opened it, and saw that in addition to his origin and hometown, there was also a long gift list, just glanced at it and put it in the cuffs, waved his hand to Master Qian, who was full of officialdom etiquette, and said: "Master Qian is hard, come here, take a seat." ”

Master Qian thanked him for his kindness, so he sat on half his ass and waited for the adults to ask.

When Master Qian sat down, Yue Hesheng said, "Mr. Qian, what you said is true?" Don't exaggerate and deceive the officials, you know that sin. "This is the style of officialdom, even if you are on fire, you have to endure it and put your official authority on your feet.

When Master Qian was asked, he hurriedly picked up his clothes and knelt down, and said in a panic: "Old man, now is the time when his life is at stake, where do students dare to deceive?" Our county itself is a county, under the governance of the student proprietor, it is still a piece of peace, the five grains are abundant, the merchants gather, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but it is precisely because the surrounding counties are not as rich as our county, so it attracts the peep of the poles of the surrounding counties, and the colleagues in the surrounding counties do not read the friendship of colleagues, beggar-thy-neighbor, and drive out the displaced people to our county to burn and loot. ”

Yue Hesheng didn't listen to his colleague's dog-eat-dog rhetoric, and pretended to be calm; "Please get up with the light, and wait for the whole thing to come slowly with me."

Yue Hesheng carefully inquired about the cause and effect of the matter, and while listening, cold sweat continued to break out on his back, and when Master Qian finished speaking, he had collapsed and sat on the chair unable to speak.

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