Chapter 304: The Four Walls of the Colder Worm (1)

The warm air flowed for two days, and soon the cold air took over, the light rain turned into light snow, and the sky and the earth turned white.

The officials of Yangzhou City went out of the city together, standing in front of Daming Temple, there was no way, Dali Temple didn't care, what they cared about was Jiangnan Province's interview and disposal envoy.

In a moment, a large group of people emerged from the horizon in the distance and rode into front of them. Di Renjie couldn't really put on a show, so he immediately got off the horse and returned the salute one by one. And looked at some exquisite houses on the outskirts of Yangzhou, and sighed: "I have never been to Jiangnan once, I only heard the prosperity of Yangzhou, and today I came here, and it really deserves its name." ”

said that he was happy, and all the officials had smiles on their faces, and said: "That dare, that dare, these are all the two saints who are wise, and Yangzhou can prosper like this." ”

After another polite pause, Di Renjie turned to Yangzhou Taishou Zhu Tingshi and said: "I am not familiar with Yangzhou when I first came to Yangzhou, and I still need Zhu Taishou's assistance to handle the case." ”

"This is what I should do," Mr. Zhu said with a spring breeze on his face.

This is a dispute between the two parties, Di Renjie will not be offended, except for Tianshui, he will not be offended, anyway, I have made up my mind in my heart, I just need to remain neutral. If you have the ability, you can check it.

Di Renjie glanced at the Tianshui, and also said, "We must also help the king." ”

"Dare not obey orders."

"Okay, here are some lists, please help Di to arrest them one by one." As he spoke, he took out a list from his sleeve and read it out one by one, it was all the officials or officials in Yangzhou except Tianshui.

One by one, they were stunned, they were still full of spring breeze just now, why did they suddenly change their faces?

Except for Tianshui, he asked, "Di Envoy Jun, I don't know what crime they have committed, and you want to arrest them?" ”

Di Renjie gave a look, and the guards beside him took out a file from the horse. Di Renjie handed the dossier to the hand of the water in addition to the sky, and when the water opened it, cold sweat dripped down his head. In the past two days, all the account books have been done, and maybe they can be found out, but will Di Renjie stay in Yangzhou for a year and a half?

But he didn't expect that Di Renjie didn't bother to ask about the confiscated property of Liang Jinzhu at all, but sent someone to check the property of the officials and officials under Tianshui, how much property was there and how much property is now. Some of them are clever, and they have been transferring their property in the past few days, and where they are being transferred, all of which are being watched by the people sent by Di Renjie. Only a handful of people have escaped justice. At this time, there is no such thing as the crime of unclear property, which is probably about the same.

Tang Dynasty officials were acceptable, but far from being comparable to the Song Dynasty. Like Yu Lu of Yangzhou Thorn History, if he is really honest, then he can only support his family, and then make friends and colleagues, and the family can only live a "well-off" life, and it is impossible to live a "well-off" life of living in a mansion, brocade clothes and food, and raising prostitutes and sheng songs.

There are very few officials who are really honest, but some officials do not do too much, using gray money to make their pockets bulge, and some do too much and are directly greedy for ink. Or clever, quietly set up some industries, of course, there are also officials whose families are already very wealthy, such as Chen Ang's family, who does not know hundreds of thousands of yuan, and does not need to drill into these small money. As long as you don't have preparation, it's easier to check.

The original family wealth was only so much, and it suddenly increased dozens of times, and there was no clear source of industry to increase the money, it must have come from greed. Therefore, immediate detention is also legal.

In fact, when the time came, except for Tianshui, he really reacted, and it was impossible for the imperial court to grant Di Renjie Jiangnan Dao the post of inspector and interview for a businessman. Don't say that the crown prince doesn't have the power yet, even if he ascends the throne in the future, he won't dare to do it. The reason why the emperor granted this position was to warn the future successor to the taxes of salt and sugar and the city's shipping department.

Thinking of this, the two calves went soft.

The dispute between the two kings can still fish in mixed waters to see if they can get through the trick, but the emperor wants to do it to himself, and he will die!

……

On the other side of the river, in the Plum Blossom Pavilion in Suzhou City, Mei Ziping, a judicial member of the army, was drinking stuffy wine.

I was very unhappy during this time, and I liked a girl next door when I was a child, but the door was too shabby, and my parents disagreed. Later, after she took up an official position, her parents died, and the girl was unhappy in her husband's house because she couldn't have children, so she was divorced from her husband, and then she was accepted as a concubine.

After arriving in Suzhou as a judicial officer and joining the army, he brought this girl to Suzhou. But he didn't think of letting King Cao see it and forcibly ask for it. is not only his boss, but also the identity of the prince of the clan, so in desperation, he has to reluctantly cut his love. But when the girl entered Cao Wang's Mansion, she couldn't think about it and committed suicide.

This made him feel very guilty, and he was afraid that King Cao would see it and think that he had complaints, so he often borrowed wine to drown his sorrows.

After drinking two pots of wine, his body warmed up, and he saw two big men come over and sit down next to him. One of the big men sneered: "The hatred of killing your father and the hatred of taking your wife, you don't take revenge, are you still a man?" ”

Northern accent, but to another big man.

"Who said that so-and-so doesn't want revenge, it's just that so-and-so is waiting for an opportunity. Don't laugh at it, I heard something when I came to Suzhou. Have you ever heard of a prince writing a poem about his childhood sweetheart? The judicial army here, a dignified court official, actually in order to please his boss, gave his childhood friend's girlfriend to the boss, this woman could not bear this shame and hanged herself. ”

"Are you you, the plum turtle or a person? Man, two jugs of wine, a pound of beef, and a few side dishes. ”

"Here," the guy accompanied the smiling face to the back hall to serve food.

Mei Ziping drank some wine, but he was angry when he heard it, walked over, and asked, "Who are you who dare to insult this official." ”

If it was in the Qing Dynasty, the common people immediately knelt down when they saw the officials, and now there is no such thing, the two big men were stunned, and the big man who spoke before asked strangely: "This Lang Jun, when have we insulted you?" ”

"So-and-so is Mei joining the army."

The two of them looked a little embarrassed, and then the big man who spoke said: "It was my cousin who inadvertently said it just now, speaking of which, I and Mei joined the army and suffered a similar experience, and the little lady in the family was taken away, but the other party is a clan, I am just a common person, I heard that Di Renjie went south and rushed to Suzhou, to see if I can ask him to make the decision for me." Where the words are offensive, Mei joins the army and asks for forgiveness. ”

Mei Ziping was originally a weak person, and if people admit their mistakes, it is not easy to blame. The two outsiders heard about it, and they could imagine the gossip of the whole Suzhou. After narrating, he is also a fallen person at the end of the world, and he is just a member of the army, not Sima Changshi, and his official position is more noble, so he became familiar with it for a while, and sat down to talk while eating and drinking. I only knew that one of these two people was called Shuangxiaoyi, and the other was Liu Dezi, who was from Chenzhou. I don't stay much in the north, and I can't hear the difference in the northern accent.

There are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and the words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, and gradually they drink a little higher, and their words are a little disrespectful to Li Ming. Liu Dezi and Shuang Xiaoyi squeezed a look at Mei Ziping behind their backs, and Liu Dezi said: "Mei joined the army, we are ordinary people, and it is difficult to take revenge." But you are a judicial member of the army, and it is not easy to repay this shame? ”

"Liu Dezi, you don't understand, King Cao is not an ordinary sect disciple, he has a noble status, and there is no way to repay this shame."

"This is wrong, he is a King Cao, is there still Xu Jingzong's dignity back then?"

Mei Zipingjiu woke up suddenly, looked at them and asked, "Who are you guys?" ”

"Mei joins the army, you don't care who we are, but our family envoy Jun promised to repay this shame for Your Excellency. This is a letter from our ambassador to you. As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms, which Di Renjie wrote to Mei Ziping, but he couldn't come directly to the door, to find out Mei Ziping's actual thoughts, so he had a previous play. The conditions on the letter are very simple, no matter what mistakes he made before, when Di Renjie came to Suzhou, he could hide for him, as long as he found a way to protect Liang Jinzhu's life. He also vaguely wrote one thing in the letter, since the emperor granted him this position, it can be seen that the emperor's anger is that this time the entire officialdom in Suzhou may be completely purged.

This is not a threat, Di Renjie mainly investigates this case, but his official position can also allow him to inquire about the situation in Suzhou officialdom. Even if he is not implicated in the case of Liang Jinzhu, he is still qualified to find a handle. And it is easy to understand that the prince actually stopped the construction of the two canals for Liang Jinzhu, and the Suzhou officials may not have participated, but this kind of tacit contempt also made the prince dissatisfied. As the prince's chief staff, since Di Renjie has arrived in Suzhou, he must also sort out the officialdom in Suzhou.

The requirements are not high, and the prison in Suzhou is in charge of Mei Ziping. Of course, he does not have the right to decide the case, but he can delay it when it is critical.

Mei Ziping thought for a moment and said, "Then what will happen to King Cao in the end." ”

"It's not for us to know this, but the two saints are furious ......this time," Shuang Xiaoyi said implicitly. Mei Ziping understood, thought for a while and said, "I agreed." ”

This is the most crucial step in this case!

……

It was getting dark, and Li Wei was still talking to Pei Xingjian in the capital.

Pei Xingjian changed the topic and said: "Your Highness, if the minister is not mistaken, His Highness stopped the two canals, the real reason is that the construction of the Danshui Canal is inconvenient?" ”

Exactly, "it may be possible to hide it from many people, but it cannot be hidden from a few."

Pei Xingjian was happy, he took a long time to figure out this bend. He also said: "And the construction of the Shenmen River is not suitable, the minister looked at the map again, of course, the wider the Shenmen River, the better, but the small area of Shenmen Island restricts the width of the new river." The amount of work is not urgent. It is better to widen the river on Shenmen Island than to widen it on Guimen Island. The place where the water flows is not only Sanmen, but also the Sanmen River will be unified after the Ghost Gate Peninsula, and the water is the most urgent place within 100 steps downstream, so the new river on the Ghost Gate Peninsula is the focus. That's why His Royal Highness stopped the Shenmen River project when the moon arrived? ”

"Yes."

Pei Xingjian was happy again, and it was not unusual to say it, but at that time, he really stunned all the ministers of the DPRK and China. Turning the conversation again, he said: "The minister has lost his father and brother since he was a child, and thanks to the love of the court, he has been vigorously trained, and the minister has always been grateful. ”

Pei Xingjian's father and eldest brother are famous, but the officials of the Sui Dynasty have helped the Wagang Army, but they have not helped the Tang Dynasty. But as an orphan of a famous family, the Tang Dynasty has been taking care of and cultivating, and first entered the Hongwen Pavilion with a shadow student, which is not easy. Li Wei's promise to Xu Li was only to let Xu Jian enter the Guozijian, and Hongwenguan still didn't dare to agree. This is a step-by-step career. In a sense, the first thing he thanked was Li Shimin, who not only cultivated, but also avenged his family's revenge, and the second was Li Yuan.

But to say this sentence is not to mention the past, it has a deeper meaning, the court is kind to me, so I am loyal to the court. This one is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, not Li Zhi, so when I see that one is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, I will support whomever I want. Who will it be supporting? It was impossible for Pei Xingjian to hug Li Wei's thigh and say, "Your Highness, I will be loyal to you in the future." ”

is an important minister of the imperial court, and he is a famous family, so the words are here, and everything is clear.

Li Wei said gratefully: "Thank you." ”

"No thanks, the minister is not helping you, he is loyal to the court."

"Yes," Li Wei was helpless. Why is this so clearly distinguished?

Pei Xingjian suddenly changed the conversation again and asked, "Your Highness, if you have the opportunity, will Your Highness be willing to be the master of the Shoucheng or the male lord in the future?" ”

After repeating this, Li Wei became more and more confused, and asked cautiously: "What is the master of keeping the success, and what is the male master?" ”

"The master of the success is that the ancestors laid the foundation of the country, seriously handled state affairs, benevolence, thrift, modesty, diligence, know people and make good use of them, accept advice like a stream, and do not be rigid, learn to adapt to the times."

"......" Li Wei wiped his sweat and said, "Pei Shilang, such a person, I'm afraid there aren't many, right?" ”

"Yes, there are both the Han Dynasty in ancient times, and there are a few people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties who can barely be counted, since the Qin Dynasty, the best one is the three emperors of Han Wenjing Xuan, and Your Majesty can also ......" Some hesitation, because the emperor has been getting worse and worse year by year over the years, and I don't know what will happen later.

"And what about the Lord?"

"There are very few male lords, not only have the qualifications of the lord of the master, but also in the troubled times, they can mix the universe, unify the eight wildernesses, and after the country is settled, they can open up the territory and stabilize the people. Therefore, we should not only be benevolent and thrifty, but also open-minded, ambitious, both civil and military, wise and brave, and good at recognizing and controlling people. ”

"......" wiped a handful of sweat again, this is less, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does Qin Shihuang count?" ”

"No, he has more than enough martial arts, and after the country was established, the county system was used to replace the candidate system, which ended the dispute between the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and unified the weights and measures text, but he won the world with violence, and ruled the world with violence, and lost his benevolence. Therefore, Qin is not long-term, and can not be regarded as a hero, but can only be regarded as a hegemon. ”

"......" Qin Shi Huang is gone, how many people can there be, and asked: "How is Han Gaozu?" ”

"It is not easy for Han Gaozu to win the world with cloth clothes. However, there was more than enough civil rule and insufficient martial arts, so he felt that he could not control some heroes, so Han Xin and others were immediately killed. With the insult of the Xiongnu, he can only be regarded as the founder of the country, and there is still a distance from the male lord. ”

"What about Emperor Wu of Han?"

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty swept away the Northern Desert, and the Huns were not harmed by the Central Plains for hundreds of years, but they were too violent to be counted."

"How is Emperor Guangwu?"

"Although he did not warn his descendants to pay attention to his relatives because of the rebellion of his relatives in the Western Han Dynasty, and then his relatives ***, in order to balance, he used eunuchs to do it, and finally made the country not like a country and a family in the decades after the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it was barely one."

This evaluation, I didn't want to raise the bar, and asked again: "Emperor Wu of Jin definitely can't be counted, the governance of the country is lax, and Emperor Jin Hui is so mediocre and unaware." The destruction of Shu was done by the fathers, and the destruction of Wu was because Sun Hao was more brutal. Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty is not counted, and he did not mix it up for a day. What about Emperor Wen of Sui? ”

"Although Emperor Wen of Sui was confused by Emperor Yang, he can be counted."

"How is Taizong?"

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up: "He must have counted it, and he will be the first emperor of the ages after the rule of Qin." ”

Pei Xingjian accepted Li Shimin's favor, so he respected it. There is another question, he didn't ask it, these are all the founding monarchs, but the monarchs of Zhongxing are not nothing, Xia and Zhou Shang have them, it is difficult to verify, but later there are, such as Ming Chengzu and Kangxi Emperor, all of whom meet Pei Xingjian's male lord conditions.

just smiled bitterly: "Pei Shilang, it's not easy to keep the master, who dares to be the hero?" ”

"Wrong, Your Highness underestimated himself. Everyone wants to be the hero, but the qualifications are lacking. But His Highness's conditions are all met, as long as His Highness wants to do it, he may not be a generation of heroes in the future. ”

…… That is, he will be Li Shimin, Zhu Di, and Kangxi in the future?

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