The farther you go into the wilderness, the less people you see look like real outcasts, and if the emperor had walked up the official road, he would definitely not have seen the situation here. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A large bonfire was lit in the distance, and the people around him stayed awake late at night, laughing and cursing loudly, like a group of robbers partying.

Wang Jianhuo also became cautious, stopped, pointed to the path in the dark, and said softly: "There are many fish and dragons ahead, Your Majesty must not enter lightly, the grass people are easy to recognize, it is best to send someone over to check, let's wait here." ”

Throughout the night, Wang Jianhuo won the favor of everyone around the emperor with this sentence, and Wang He, the leader of the guards, immediately summoned a guard, whispered a few words, and asked him to continue walking.

The guard nodded, took off his cloak, and changed into civilian clothes at some point, it seemed that Wang He had made a lot of preparations.

Han Ruzi stood on the side of the road, still angry in his heart, "Being able to turn the relief of the imperial court into an opportunity to make a fortune, Luoyang merchants are really unusual, the officials of Henan County cooperate seamlessly, and they must have received a lot of benefits, even my ......."

Thinking that even Liu Zeqin, the accompanying household servant, could not be trusted, Han Ruzi was even more angry in his heart.

Wang Jianhuo said: "The court officials may be bribed, or they may just be unaware and kept in the dark, Your Majesty should not assert lightly." ”

Han Ruzi snorted, Qu Zixi, who he had high hopes for, didn't see the flaws, if he hadn't made a private visit to Weifu, he would definitely not have discovered these hidden tricks.

"In addition to defrauding the displaced people's land, what other means do merchants have to make a fortune?" Han Ruzi asked.

"What's more, old grain and moldy grain are released to the displaced people instead of new grain, and the Luoyang merchants have reduced a lot of burdens. After occupying the land, you also need the population. Your Majesty will later find that there is always no more or no more grain in various places, and it lasts until autumn, but it is enough for the people to wait until the crops in the fields have grown, and the people are reluctant to leave, so they have to pledge their land, houses, wives and children to outsiders. ”

"Can't you pay it back after autumn?"

"After the grain is released, the official warehouses in various places are empty, and they must find ways to replenish them, and the people's harvest is not much left in the end, and they cannot pay off their debts, so they can only be enslaved. At that time, the imperial court thought that everything was over, and would not pay attention to local forcible seizures at all. ”

Han Ruzi thought that he had been in contact with the people and knew a lot about the people's suffering, but now he realized how ignorant he was.

Wang Jianhuo said: "The more Your Majesty wants to resettle the displaced people as soon as possible, the greater the price that the government will have to pay, and the more benefits will be hidden, such as the return of displaced people, some counties along the way are unwilling to provide accommodation, or cannot afford to provide it, but they can't tell the court clearly, so they have to ask the merchants for help." ”

"What exactly does a merchant want?"

"What they want is unimpeded passage, reselling, what they want is the right to monopolize, monopolization of one side, all parts of the Kanto region have to pay a large amount of tribute to the imperial court every year, cloth, paper, bamboo, stone, etc., anyone as long as they obtain one of them, can make a steady profit, many years without worry. Taking advantage of the opportunity to settle the displaced people, the merchants were able to obtain a large number of franchises. ”

"Officials everywhere are not on guard?"

"What are you on guard? The merchants always solve the urgent needs first and then ask for something in return, and as for the local officials, collecting tribute is a troublesome thing in itself, and it is just right for the merchants to give it to them, and no one cares how the merchants profit from it. ”

Han Ruzi was concerned, and was about to ask carefully, when he suddenly reacted, "When I asked you to be an official during the day, you didn't know many things, but you just walked around the city and found so many problems?" ”

Wang Jianhuo smiled softly, "Ren Xia doesn't ask about his background, from the princes and ministers, to the roosters and dogs, they are all guests of the grass people, and the grass people in Luoyang know at least fifty percent, as long as they open their mouths to inquire, there is nothing that they can't ask, so when Luoyang hears that I am an official early tomorrow morning, I am afraid that a large number of people will be so scared that they can't sleep for a few days, and there will be people who hate the grass people." ”

The King of the East China Sea, who was standing behind the emperor, couldn't help but "cut", and in order to cover up, he took a few sips one after another, as if a mosquito had accidentally flown into his mouth.

The guards who went to inquire about the situation came back, "There is a group of Jianghu people over there, who were expelled from the capital not long ago, and are preparing to pretend to be homeless people to enter the customs again. ”

"What do you do at customs?" Han Ruzi immediately became vigilant.

"It is said that it is to save face and let the fellow people know that they can still enter the customs at will." The guards said whatever they heard, without adding oil or vinegar, but his meaning was obvious, the people of the rivers and lakes only wanted to enter the customs now, and after entering the customs, they would be bewitched, and it was possible to do anything.

The noise near the campfire suddenly elevated, and those Jianghu people had drunk enough wine to rest until something came out.

"Let's go, there's nothing more to see." Wang Jian said with fire, and the guards surrounded the emperor and walked towards the official road.

Before leaving, the King of the East China Sea glanced at the bonfire, there might be a high-roller he knew, and he shook his head, still thinking that these people would not be able to achieve great things.

The group returned to the barracks, the sky was about to dawn, there was no danger in this private visit, Wang He and the guards finally breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Youcai, who had been waiting in the tent, almost collapsed, but the loach was not so worried, lying on the emperor's bed and falling asleep.

Han Ruzi didn't feel sleepy, took off his cloak, walked back and forth a few times, stopped in front of Wang Jianhuo, and asked, "I have named you the ...... of the Right Patrol Imperial History."

Wang Jianhuo shook his head, "The officials are too big and have too many responsibilities, and the grass people can't concentrate on helping the displaced people outside the city." ”

Han Ruzi pondered for a moment, "That is the imperial history of Henan County, and Qu Zixi is still on the expedition with me." ”

Wang Jianhuo still shook his head, "A gentleman doesn't take away the beauty of people, and the grass people don't understand the rules of officialdom, they need some teaching, Mr. Qu is a famous Confucian in the world, and the grass people have always wanted to make friends, and they are willing to be a deputy imperial historian under him." ”

"Do you have the position of deputy imperial historian?" Han Ruzi asked.

The King of the East China Sea said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that there is, and there will be temporary official positions, and any name can be used." ”

"Okay, I will tell Mr. Qu to give you freedom to concentrate on investigating cases and relieving the homeless."

"Investigating the case? What case is being investigated? Wang Jianhuo asked suspiciously.

"What I saw and heard outside the city were all clues that Luoyang officials and businessmen had bent the law."

Wang Jianhuo clenched his fists and said: "There is a sentence, the grass people must ask clearly." ”

"Please."

"Does Your Majesty want to investigate the case, or do you want to provide relief to the displaced people?"

"Can't you do two things together?"

"If Your Majesty stays in Luoyang to personally supervise, the two things may be able to be carried out at the same time, but Your Majesty will leave soon......"

"I can stay two more days." Han Ruzi felt that the matter in Luoyang was more important.

"Well, then what? Follow the vine and touch the melons, and wipe out all the officials and businessmen in Luoyang? Who will put the grain? Who will see them off? Who will persuade the peasants? Your Majesty can change all the officials in Luoyang, that is at least a matter of a month or even a few months, as for the merchants, after this investigation, people must be panicked, Your Majesty will propose to open private warehouses in the future, who dares to respond? ”

Han Ruzi was speechless, and the king of the East China Sea said for the emperor: "Then just let it go and pretend that everything doesn't exist?" ”

"There are priorities, many displaced people are waiting to be fed, and more people will come in the future, and the matter of releasing grain is even more urgent, and it must be properly resolved with the help of official and private forces. In the meantime, it is advisable to let the officials and businessmen take advantage of it, and the greatest crisis will occur after the autumn grain harvest, and His Majesty will have time to correct it. ”

"Those Jianghu people, you can't let them enter the customs again, right?" It was the King of the East China Sea who asked, he was worried that those people would implicate the Tan family.

"Your Majesty is worried that the Jianghu people will seize the capital? If you are not too worried, the grass people advise not to startle the snake. ”

Liu Jie, the central superintendent, walked in and couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the people in the tent, especially when he saw that the ugly king was also there, he was even more surprised, and quickly regained his composure, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the general is sending a letter over there, the forward soldiers have already set off, and Your Majesty can start at any time." ”

"Gather the ministers and Luoyang officials, and start after the court meeting." Han Ruzi said.

Liu Jie retreated, and when he left the tent, he glanced at the ugly king again.

"If Your Majesty is concerned about the homeless, please bear with it for a while, and don't let Luoyang be suspicious." Wang Jianhuo persuaded for the last time.

"I'm measured."

Imperial power is a sharp weapon in the world, Han Ruzi has already wielded its handle, and he can simply swing a few circles, which is indeed powerful, but if he wants to exert all his power, he still has to learn more diverse and complex techniques.

The scale of this court meeting was grand, with more than 100 participants, and it was still presided over by Liu Zeqin, as short as possible, because the emperor had something to say.

Han Ruzi mainly spoke to the officials of Luoyang, repeatedly emphasizing the importance of resettlement of displaced people, and finally announced the appointment of Wang Jianhuo.

Qu Zixi was very surprised, and he didn't understand what the emperor's intention was to arrange a deputy for him, especially since this deputy was just a commoner.

Luoyang officials were even more puzzled, but no one dared to question it.

The court meeting dispersed, Han Ruzi left Qu Zixi and asked a few words, Qu Zixi looked very dissatisfied, and reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the ugly king.

Han Ruzi still had to leave Luoyang as planned, and the rebellion in the east and the Xiongnu in the north were more urgent after all.

has already been on the horse, he called Liu Jie, the central supervisor, "Luoyang Hou has sent a lot of gifts, you go and pick them, see which ones are useful, and have time to take them away." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie was very surprised this morning, the emperor was obviously disdainful of these gifts, but when he left, he was moved, a little strange.

"By the way, the Hou Mansion once sent a pianist named Zhang Zhuhe, after thinking about it, I think his piano sound is still good."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie left in a hurry, personally picking out the available gifts, and at the same time sending someone to ask the Luoyang Marquis Mansion for a violinist.

The army set off from the east gate one after another, and the emperor, the honor guards and the accompanying officials went out of the city from the south gate.

The makeshift shacks were all demolished, and the people kneeling on both sides of the road, their clothes tattered but very neat, and the hungry people, the children who were hungry for food, and the scoundrels who were stealing and stealing were gone, and the emperor and the officials saw only the obedient people.

Liu Jie was temporarily ordered, set off a little later, but the pomp was not small at all, I heard that the emperor was finally willing to accept the gift, Han Chou was very happy, and sent a few more cars, he wanted to see off the emperor, and he couldn't get out, so he sent the chief manager of the palace to see the central supervisor in person, and he was extremely flattering.

Liu Jie felt that it was almost enough, he only chose lamps and candles, mattresses, curtains, tables and chairs and other things that could be used daily, and all the gold, silver and jewelry were returned, but he was a little confused about the violinist sent by the Hou Mansion.

"Who is Zhang Zhuhe?"

A tall and thin old luthier squeezed over from behind the ten beauties, "Down there's Zhang Zhuhe." ”

"Your Majesty only calls you alone, and no one else wants it."

The head of the Hou Mansion frowned and whispered, "Your Majesty is embarrassed to ask for it directly, right?" ”

Liu Jie glared angrily, the chief steward hurriedly retreated, and the old violinist said in embarrassment: "Others don't want it, but my daughter wants to take it, without her help, the piano sound is lacking, I'm afraid it doesn't suit Your Majesty's wishes." ”

Liu Jie followed the piano master's fingers to see that he was a eunuch, and he also secretly praised in his heart, thinking, maybe what His Majesty wants is really this daughter. (To be continued.) )