In 393 A.D., in mid-May, the weather gradually warmed up with the arrival of summer. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wei Shuo, who was sitting at the desk reviewing the documents, felt a little tired, so he stretched out his arms and shook his shoulders.

Suddenly, he remembered Tao Qian, who had no news, and an inexplicable impatience suddenly hit his heart.

Since receiving the report of the secret investigation by the Metropolitan Inspectorate, he has been brewing a major purge of Hexi officialdom.

Putting down the brush in his hand, Wei Shuo walked out of the room with a shake of his hand, stood on the eaves and took a deep breath, as if to dispel the depression in his chest with fresh air.

He looked up at the endless sky in silence, and at this moment the leaden gray sky, the clouds moved heavily and slowly south.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps in front of him, and he saw Kang Long hurriedly rushing in.

"Kang Long, what are you doing in such a panic?"

Kang Long clenched his fists and replied excitedly: "I have a letter from Mr. Tao." ”

"What?!"

Wei Shuo was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the letter from Kang Long's hand.

He has been standing still these days, just waiting for Tao Qian's news.

After all, the intensity of this rectification of the rule of officials is unprecedented, and not only must the forces of officialdom be mobilized, but he also intends to use non-governmental forces to strive to clarify the rule of officials as soon as possible and restore a prosperous situation in Hexi.

But for two months, Tao Qian has not heard from him, which makes him worried, and now he finally has a letter.

Unfolding the letter and looking at it, Wei Shuo was furious.

I didn't expect that the family members of the martyrs who had made great contributions to Hexi would be bullied like this, which is really unbearable.

At present, he can't wait to fly to Dunhuang with his wings and bring a corrupt official to justice.

Finally, he was not carried away by the anger, and he understood that something was urgent.

At that moment, he stood in place and thought for a while, and felt that it was better not to startle the snake first, and it was better to go west in the name of patrolling, and then uproot it with lightning speed.

Then Wei Shuo took Tao Qian's letter and did not go back to the original room, but turned around and went to the next room.

At this moment, Song Xuan, Cui Hong, Zhang Zhan, Zong Chang, Liu Muzhi and others were sitting there to deal with official business, and it was very quiet inside, only the candles used for lighting made a fluttering burning sound from time to time.

This room is divided into three suites, the largest outside, and a long table is placed in the middle, and the table is covered with bright yellow flannel.

There are pens, ink, and paper inkstones neatly placed on the cloth, and more than a dozen chairs are placed on both sides of the table, which is the place where meetings and discussions are held in the Togo Mansion.

Under normal circumstances, the daily meetings of the Metropolitan Protectorate are presided over by Song Xuan, and after consultation with the directors of Cao, the final handling opinions will be submitted to Wei Shuo for review.

If it is a non-urgent matter, it does not need Wei Shuo to deal with it again, it must be marked on it, and then the secretary and superintendent of the department will classify it and pick it out one by one and put it aside.

As soon as Wei Shuo saw the mark, he knew that these things were not important, and he didn't need to waste any more energy to look at them.

If he is not at ease, he only needs to pick two or three random items to check whether the Metropolitan Protectorate has handled it properly.

If the matter is more urgent, Song Miao will write his opinion and report it to Wei Shuo for decision.

Under normal circumstances, Wei Shuo rarely made arbitrary decisions, and he directly convened his subordinates to discuss again.

After joint discussions, a document was formed, and in this way, a mode of handling government affairs similar to that of a modern departmental meeting was formed.

When Wei Shuo came in, Song Xuan, Zhang Zhan, Zong Chang, Cui Hong, Liu Muzhi and others were quietly handling government affairs.

From time to time, there are clerks and officials to help deliver documents, and the whole scene is both busy and orderly.

Someone with sharp eyes saw Dadu escort in, and was about to remind everyone, but was stopped by Wei Shuo waving his hand.

Wei Shuo walked softly to the back room, turned a screen, and stood there quietly, slowly glancing at everyone.

After a while, everyone in the Metropolitan Protector Mansion, who was originally working hard, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and looked up one after another, only to find that most of the Metropolitan Protectors were standing next to them at some point.

Seeing this, everyone threw away the pens in their hands, got up from their chairs, and greeted Wei Shuo.

Song Miao walked quickly to him and said respectfully: "The ministers don't know that most of the escorts are coming, and they have missed the distance, please forgive me!" ”

"Physique, there is no need to be like this, Shuo has nothing to do, just come and have a look!"

Waiting for everyone to sit down again, Wei Shuo said: "Now that the trouble in the northwest has subsided, whether it is the Northern Wei Dynasty or the Later Qin Dynasty, they do not dare to attack easily for the time being, so it is said that we should take this opportunity to let everyone relax." ”

"However, everyone has also understood some of the specific situation, that is, there is some slackness in the governance of Hexi, and some officials have relaxed their own requirements."

"If we don't take advantage of the opportunity to remove this hidden danger, it will definitely bring great disasters to Hexi in the future."

Seeing that as soon as Dadu Hu came in, he mentioned the matter of the rule of officials, and everyone was in their hearts, knowing that Dadu Hu had already made a plan in his heart, but he didn't know where to start.

"Since reading the investigation report of the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Division, the minister has issued an official document to officials at all levels, asking officials from all over the country to carry out self-examination and self-correction."

Wei Shuo sighed and said: "It is not enough to rely on self-examination and self-correction, you must make a heavy hand to rectify it." ”

"I just received a letter from Mr. Yuan Liang, and what he found was even more shocking, so I couldn't believe that this kind of thing happened in Hexi."

At this time, Liu Muzhi and Song Miao glanced at each other very tacitly, and couldn't help but be secretly taken aback, they didn't expect Tao Qian to find out the inside story so soon.

"Dare to ask the lord what he plans to do? Lift the lid directly? ”

"No, in order to deter the small night in various places, I plan to go out and patrol the place."

"Out on patrol?" Song Xuan, Liu Muzhi and others exclaimed almost at the same time.

"I wonder where the lord wants to inspect?"

"Patrol west!"

"I haven't been back to Dunhuang and Gaochang for several years, so I should go back and see them."

Not long ago, Wei Shuo had just returned from Jiangdong, and he didn't expect to go on patrol again, although the place he went to was under the rule of Hexi, but he was still opposed by some people.

Everyone thinks it's just to rectify the rule of officials, where is the need for most of the protectors to come out in person?

Just send the imperial history to go, but if you can't do it, you can let the inspector Cui come out.

Zhang Zhan resolutely opposed Wei Shuo's patrol, he took a step forward and objected fiercely: "Dadu Hu, the army has just been completed at the moment, and there are still worries inside and outside, if Dadu Hu goes out in a hurry at this time, there will inevitably be any danger." ”

"A few days ago, the riots in Wei'an have made the civil and military forces in Mancheng and the people in Hexi deeply worried."

"And now that most of the protectors are in danger again, it is really a danger to the country and the people, and the ministers think it is impossible!"

There were many people who worked with Zhang Zhan to dissuade Wei Shuo from going on patrol, and everyone had a good reason, saying that most of them were protecting one person who was in danger in Hexi, and he couldn't take risks easily.

"I'm out on patrol under my own rule, what's the danger? Besides, with the guards on board, you don't need to worry about your safety. ”

……

The fierce sun, shining on the earth, constantly emitted suffocating heat, as if to evaporate all the water under the sky.

The hot weather makes people hide under the trees to enjoy the shade, and the dogs that bark when they see people in the past are also like frosted eggplants, obediently lying in the shade, protruding their long red tongues, and gasping for breath.

Only the annoying knowledge of the incessant calling in the trees makes people feel even more irritable.

Outside the yamen of the Dunhuang County Government, several officials standing guard waited in front of the yamen crookedly, looking listless.

It is said that in such a hot weather, there are few pedestrians on the street, and it should be deserted in front of the yamen.

But for some reason, there were more than a dozen carriages in front of the door, and some coachmen were sitting in the shade to rest and sleep.

At this moment, in the inner house of the yamen, some officials dressed in different costumes were chattering about something.

Some people seem to be very emotional, so that the body that was originally full of fat flesh oozes more sweat stains.

Although there was a lot of ice around, the fans in the hands of the people in the house kept fanning it, trying to fan off the unbearable heat.

Matthew sat in the middle seat, his face full of displeasure, and the maid next to him carefully fanned the fan, for fear of causing the master to be unhappy.

Perhaps impatient with the noise of the crowd, Matthew was afraid of the table and roared loudly

"What's the noise? Let's see for yourself, what does it look like?! ”

"Do you still have the majesty and demeanor of an official? Each is like a small street people, chewing the root of their tongues, and it makes people quiet?! ”

Hearing Ma Taishou's angry voice, a group of officials below instantly quieted down, and the originally lively hall was suddenly silent.