Chapter 23 Acting cheaply

Zhang Xian had no sleep all night, this lingering dream, lost his life when the Song Dynasty was in danger, and became a great official as the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and helped the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty to recruit a group of Song ministers, and the newly established Mengtar can be regarded as a "meritorious" minister. However, whether it is the official "History of the Song Dynasty" in the Yuan Dynasty or the "History of the Yuan" compiled in the early Ming Dynasty, there is no biography of Mengyan, just like Qin Hui, who has been stinking for thousands of years, and his actions are despised by future generations. The Southern Song Dynasty poet Zhou Mi, who was slightly later than him, recorded in the book "Qi Dongye Yu" that he despised Mengyan at the beginning. In the chapter "Two Words and Two Shots", "The Surprise of the Two Moments", "The Fake Ghost Haunting of the Qinghua Real Estate Market", also treats this incident as the opening story.

More importantly, after Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured, Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, respected Wen Tianxiang's talent and personality very much, admired Wen Tianxiang's iron bones and loyal courtiers, treated him as a guest, and sent people to persuade him to surrender many times, so he used torture, but Wen Tianxiang was still loyal and unyielding. Some Song ministers who descended to the Yuan Dynasty couldn't bear it, and asked Kublai Khan to release Wen Tianxiang as a Taoist priest, Kublai Khan was also ready to release Wen Tianxiang in order to stabilize people's hearts, but Liumengyan stopped him: "Tianxiang is out, and he is calling on the righteous people in Jiangnan to resist the Yuan, where will our generation be placed?" thus strengthened the idea of the Mongol Kublai Khan to kill Wen Tianxiang.

Zhang Xian made up his mind, while Liu Mengyan has not yet covered the sky in the court, and is not yet the prime minister, as soon as possible to find a way to let him withdraw from the marriage and regret the marriage as soon as possible, the solution is very simple, since he said that his daughter only marries the champion Lang, then he will no longer participate in the imperial examination, with the accumulation of wisdom in his later generations for hundreds of years, a tribute and fame identity is enough for himself to cross this era, although he also learned a lot of poetry and songs in later generations, and wants to deceive a champion identity, it is not too difficult in theory, but, Zhang Xian thinks, It is a matter of principle to stay away from this traitor who has been stinking for thousands of years, and in order to draw a clear line with this traitor, he would rather retreat to the next best thing。。。。。

On the second day, Zhang Xian took the scholar to the county office, officially accepted the official seal, went through the formalities, and had to hand over the county order on the matter of the emperor's mission. After the county government official passed the word, Zhang Xian saw the county order, and clenched his fists and said:

"Student Zhang Xian, meet the county lord! Thanks to the county lord for his kindness, the student came to return to his life today. ”

There is no way, in ancient times, the county official was also the teacher of the literati, and Zhang Xian could only hold back his nausea and worship! It's just that a famous scholar can see that the county official does not kneel, which slightly balances Zhang Xian's heart!

The corners of the county official's mouth curled up and a slight sneer, and then he changed to a kind look and said:

"Ahh Zhang Gongshi is here, and he will be called Zhang Liang and salary official in the future, this official cherishes talents, and it is the duty of this official to recommend talents for the imperial court! Right now, the Tartar Koubian, the country is in continuous war, and this official still hopes that you will fulfill your duties and share your worries for the emperor and the court! ”

Zhang Xian said without raising his head:

"Thank you for the love of the county, the students must fulfill their duties and do their best, so as not to disappoint the emperor, the court and the county! The students dared to ask what the specific situation of the grain and grass to be escorted this time was, and the students should prepare in advance, so as not to delay the military affairs, and not to live up to the high expectations of the county! ”

When the county magistrate saw Zhang Xian, he went straight to the point, and directly asked about the escort, and he didn't talk to Zhang Xian politely, so he got to the point and said:

"Since the official Zhang Liangliang asked, the official also told the truth, at present, the Tatar Koubian relies on the strong cavalry field battle, and my Great Song Dynasty official army, the strength is the foot pawn and the defense of the city, the previous official army lacked war horses, always foot soldiers passively face the battle, almost nine defeats in ten battles. This time, the imperial court learned a lesson, learned from the pain, purchased 10,000 war horses, and prepared to serve as mobile cavalry in Xiangyang to contain the Tartars, but suffered from the lack of food and grass for the war horses, so the imperial court ordered the county to be responsible for raising and escorting 1,000 stone of grain and 1,400 stone of war horse forage to the rear of Xiangyang. The official thinks about it, but only you are a tribute official in this county, and you are a local clan, and you are quick to think, so this burden belongs to you! ”

Zhang Xian sneered in his heart when he heard this, he was afraid that the court would say that it was false to be strict with you, and it was true that you were strict with Lao Tzu, 1,400 stones of forage, and the gap in this carriage and horse was 350 vehicles, and it seemed that the county official's calculation of himself was already ironclad.

"The students understand the difficulties of the county lord, but presumably the county lord also knows that if the six hundred carts and horses are all transported 2,400 stone of grain, it is still feasible, and if it is 1,400 stone of forage, the shortage of the carts and horses is 350 carts and horses. At present, all localities are dealing with the imperial errand, even if the students are willing to spend their own money to buy carts and horses to transport grain and grass, this difficulty must be clear to the county. The students were favored by the imperial court, and they did not shirk the emperor's errand, and tried to solve the problem of insufficient carriages and horses by themselves, but they only asked the county to give the students the right to act cheaply. In addition, the students are courageous, it is reported that the surplus grain of the official warehouse last month has just been handed over to the imperial court, and now all the 2,400 stone grain and grass in the county need to be purchased from outside, please ask the county to hand over the right to purchase grain and grass to the students, because the grain and grass are of great importance, directly related to military affairs, if the grain and grass purchased by others are shoddy, short of two catties, when the time comes, the students can not pay the difference, I am afraid that they will live up to the county respect. ”

As soon as the county commander heard that Zhang Xian not only threatened the imperial court, but also wanted to fight the idea of buying grain, grass and silver, this is a lot of oil and water, and his heart suddenly hurt, this is a profit of thousands of taels of silver, the purchase and transportation of ancient grain and grass, the loss is very great, the court requires the transportation of 2,400 stone grain and grass, but you also need grain and grass to eat and eat along the way, at least you have to prepare 3,000 stone of grain and grass. The county commander said, anyway, this time the emperor is poor, you can't complete it, thirty or fifty cars and horses, maybe you can solve it if you have a lot of money, the gap of three hundred and fifty cars and horses, even if the Da Luo Immortals can't change it! When the time comes, all your family property, the official will give you all the money you earn and accept it, anyway, all the money you earn will be the official's! You kid, after your fame is removed, whether you will be imprisoned or sent to the frontier or even die in vain, it depends on your fate, and you agreed immediately:

"Since you Zhang Liang Guan dares to guarantee the completion of the imperial mission, this official will allow you to buy grain and grass by yourself, but this official has said in advance, if there is a problem with the grain and grass you buy by yourself, it is a big crime, and the family is ruined and people are killed, the stakes are very high.

Zhang Xianxin said, the dog official threatened Lao Tzu with the destruction of the family, Lao Tzu didn't believe that there was no way to complete this task, and what he had to do now was to hurry home and find a way, so he said to the county order:

"Thank you for your care! As long as the promise of the county lord can be fulfilled, the student will always be able to think of a way, even if he can't complete the imperial mission, the student also knows that it is powerful. The emperor's errand is urgent, and there is no delay for a moment, and the student has taken his leave! ”