Chu Tianya and Wang Yu chatted in the study without a cup of tea, and Zhang Xiaochun suddenly came to visit, and he was a little angry.

The king invited him in and asked him what had happened. Zhang Xiaochun saw Chu Tianya at a glance, pointed at him and said, "It just so happens that you are in Chu Tianya, this government asks you, did you use your power for personal gain and accept a lot of bribes when distributing grain?" ”

When Wang Yu heard this, his brows furrowed deeply and his expression became difficult to look at, "Tianya, how can you do such a thing?" ”

Wang Yu had the word "also" in this sentence, and Zhang Xiaochun heard it a little harshly. There is a hint of insinuation, because today's Song Dynasty officialdom is almost "no official and no greed", although Wang Yu never marks how clean he is, but he has always hated corrupt officials and mediocre officials, which is well known. Now that he is talking like this in front of Zhang Xiaochun, it has a bit of a taste of scolding the bald donkey in front of the monk.

On the bright side, it is scolding, but in the secret it is short. Just a word difference, Zhang Xiaochun obviously felt that Wang Yu was standing with Chu Tianya.

Chu Tianya couldn't hear the meaning of Wang Yu's words, so instead of being a little flustered, he smiled calmly, "That's right, the student has received a lot of bribes, and more than once." ”

"You! …… Why? Zhang Xiaochun was a little angry. He has been an official for half his life, although it is true that there is such a trend and unspoken rules in the officialdom, but I have never seen anyone who has done such blatant bribery and bending the law, and he confessed afterwards and was proud. In Zhang Xiaochun's view, such a person is either sick in the brain or overly arrogant.

Not only Zhang Xiaochun, but also many officials who went to the prefect's yamen to report think that you Chu Tianya is just a newcomer, and you are so dishonest when you first come to the background, and you won't turn the sky over in the long run?

In the perfection of the official governance system and the containment between officials and the development of the Song generation to the peak state, not to mention the little Chu Tianya, that is, Wang Anshi, who was supported by the emperor back then, wanted to make a change in the law, and to operate on a few necrotic muscles and bones in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't eat any fruit. The contempt of the literati and the protection or jealousy of the officials and officials took root in the hearts of the officials and officials of the Great Song Dynasty; In their eyes, anyone who stands out and dares to be the first is a political enemy!

There has always been a naked hatred between political enemies; If this political enemy still dares to act on his own interests, then he will not give up until he kills the other party, which is even more red-eyed than the enemy on the battlefield!

Therefore, it is almost logical for someone to go to the prefect's yamen to report the impeachment of Chu Tianya, and desperately hope to squeeze him out of the important position in charge of the granary of the treasury.

Wang Yu smelled such a smell from Zhang Xiaochun's mouth full of gunpowder at the beginning. Although he knew that it was difficult for an alternative like Chu Tianya to be accommodated by any of the gentry groups in the Great Song Dynasty, he didn't expect that in such an extraordinary period now, Zhang Xiaochun and these officials completely ignored the overall situation, and still did not give up the vulgar methods of crowding out and suppressing and fighting for power and profit, so Wang Yu expressed his strong disgust with Mai Mang's in the first sentence.

Hearing Chu Tianya simply admit his "criminal facts", Zhang Xiaochun was a little angry, and scolded Chu Tianya, a newcomer, for being arrogant and too ignorant of the rules; Wang Yu was secretly relieved in his heart, although his expression was cold and refuted, but a fox-like cunning light flashed in his old eyes, but he secretly praised Chu Tianya!

Chu Tianya hugged Zhang Wang and the others, and said unhurriedly: "The student is a pivotal officer, and the responsibility is heavy, I know that I will be stared at by countless people, and I also know that some people will express dissatisfaction with me, hoping to away and replace me." Yes, I received bribes from many people, and I even told the scribes to keep a record of all the money they received. Then I distributed all the bribes to the sergeants, in order to boost their morale and motivation; At the same time, when I distributed the grain, I distributed it in batches and quantities in full accordance with the established regulations, and I did not lose fairness because I had accepted bribes -- Governor Zhang could go to the granary of the government treasury to investigate the records of income and expenditure there, and I would know as soon as I could. ”

Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Yu were stunned: There is such a thing, taking people's money, but not eliminating disasters with others?

"Why did you do that?" Wang Yu asked. This is also what Zhang Xiaochun wants to ask.

"The reason is simple. Because there has always been such a style and habit in the officialdom and the army, but if there is a request from others, it will definitely open the way for money. Chu Tianya said, "If I don't accept it, those who give bribes will have no bottom in their hearts, thinking that I, Chu Tianya, think that I think they give too little money, or pretend to be unkind, which will make them hallucinate - that is, I have deducted their food." In these extraordinary times, I don't have time to explain to them, and I don't want to start a war between incorruptibility and greed to prove that I am black and white. Therefore, I had to take the expedient measure of dividing it into two, first of all, to stabilize people's hearts, and then to do things according to the rules! ”

"You're sophistry!" Zhang Xiaochun said angrily, "These practices of yours are difficult to convince the public; If you provoke public outrage, this government has no choice but to remove you! ”

Chu Tianya smiled indifferently and said: "I have long known that there will definitely be some people who are self-assured of their high power and who are dissatisfied with me in their hearts and disdain to bribe me, and afterwards they said that I had deducted their food, so I used this as an excuse to go to the prefect's yamen to report and expose me and impeach me." Governor Zhang, if you elect an official who can be honest and self-clean, enforce the law impartially, and do not show personal feelings to replace me, I am willing to give up. But I really want to ask, is there such an iron bread in Taiyuan City today? - Even if he had, he had the courage and confidence of my Chu Tianya, could he live for more than three days in a place like the granary of the treasury? ”

The last sentence almost choked Zhang Xiaochun to death!

Wang Yu squinted his eyes, and he was so happy in his heart!

Chu Tianya's words almost took out the current officials of the Great Song Dynasty and slapped a few big ear scrapers; Then he took Zhang Xiaochun out alone, and slapped a few big ear scrapers!

The implication is that who among you is not greedy? If they are all greedy, what right do they have to accuse me? The most important thing is that if you can't do it, you just stand aside obediently, don't make a mess here - you can't do practical things, slander, slander, suppress and squeeze you out of everything, and you don't know the occasion and season!

In order to alleviate Zhang Xiaochun's embarrassment, Wang Yu said with a smile: "Governor Zhang's forgiveness, it was the old man's improper training that made the criminals stubborn and unruly and used to their words, and the old man was almost angry with him many times." But divided into two, his words are actually rough and not rough. In these extraordinary times, we cannot completely follow the past practices and practices. The granary of the treasury really needs someone like Chu Tianya to be able to hold it, isn't this what we unanimously agreed before? Even if it is replaced by Governor Zhang and the old man who go to the town in person, they will inevitably have to look at some feelings, follow some personal feelings, or can't withstand the pressure, and can't resist the gossip of everyone, so it is difficult to continue. Tianya may not be very conventional, but we must see that he has indeed done practical things and has been effective, and we should not worry about some minor things. To put it bluntly, what is the use of such things as gold and silver treasures now? Not to mention anything else, if someone takes a piece of gold to exchange a steamed bun with the old man, the old man is also unwilling. Extraordinary things follow the law, although Tianya has disqualification and illegality, but the means are just in this place. ”

"What the teacher said is very true, and that's exactly what the students think." Chu Tianya said, "I have my own set of rules and laws for a hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, but those are only applicable to the ordinary in the past. Now is a time of war and famine, and there must be timely expedient measures. The students were unable or willing to change these rules and styles in the officialdom and the army in a short period of time, so they could only adapt to the situation and the times, and adopted such expedient measures. Some people are not convinced, some people are not used to it, these are all expected, and it is not worth caring about at all. The key is that I can level the bowl of water in my hand and distribute the food in my hand reasonably, fairly and justly. Chu didn't care about fame, and he didn't think about what brilliant achievements he made there to get promoted and make a fortune. I just want to ensure that during the period of war in Taiyuan, there will be a moderate distribution of grain, and there will be no situation where people are feasting happily and some people are cannibalizing. Only in this way can I unite all the soldiers and civilians in the city to fight the enemy - this is my only purpose. ”

Seeing that their master and apprentice are obsessed with the word, what else can Zhang Xiaochun say? Even though he had thousands of reasons to replace Chu Tianya, a "newcomer who is unconventional and doesn't understand the rules", but after thinking about it, it is indeed difficult to find someone to replace him and do a good job in the treasury. And now is the time of war, and the king who is in charge of the military has more say than him, the prefect who usually occupies a leading position, that is, people are under the roof and have to bow their heads.

"Well, this government can't talk about you!" Zhang Xiaochun swallowed this grievance and said, "Chu Tianya, as long as you can manage the treasury and granary fairly and justly, this mansion will not embarrass you." Now, these two places are the lives and pulses of the 150,000 soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan City, and you must not be rash and willful, and mistake the lives of all families. ”

"Alright, let's talk about something else." Wang Yu had long been impatient, and when was he still arguing about such vulgar trivial matters, he said, "Within three days, the Jurchens will fight under the city of Taiyuan." According to our established tactics, the Xishan Rebels will make a detour to the area of Flying Fox and Lingqiu, cut off the back road of the Jurchens at dangerous places, and cut off their grain routes; Then the rebel army of Taihang Jiushan will be divided into more than ten units, and occasionally intrude on the Jurchen army, so that they dare not concentrate on attacking our city. But tactics are dead, people are alive -- the Jurchens have changed their original method of rapid surprise attack to a frontal attack with great fanfare. Then, the tactics of cutting off the grain road in Xishan and harassing Taihang by surprise attack may not be feasible. This time, it was the famous Jurchen general Wanyan Zonghan who waved his army south from the clouds. The old man had seen this person with his own eyes, and he was indeed not an ordinary person. He is one of the few people in the Jurchen tribe who can govern the army and govern the government on the horse, and his ability to adapt to the situation is very outstanding after ten years of campaigning. Seeing that Taiyuan had already been prepared, and that there were righteous troops on the periphery as a supplement—what if he changed his tactics, first cut off Taiyuan's auxiliary wings, and then concentrated on besieging my Taiyuan? ”

Zhang Xiaochun is a civilian official, although "reading more than 10,000 volumes" gives him a certain ability to talk on paper, but after all, he is a layman in the military, so he said: "This government is weaker than the military, so I dare not speak falsely." But there is one thing I want to remind you about in this house, Taiyuan Mansion is strong and clear, and nearly a million people have been displaced and fled south. A few days have passed, and such a major event must have spread throughout the court and fallen into the ears of the officials. It is believed that it will not be long before the imperial court will react to this action in Taiyuan. ”

"What does the prefect think the imperial court will do?" Wang Yu and Chu Tianya asked together.

"Either send troops to help in the war." Zhang Xiaochun paused, looked left and right at Chu Tianya and Wang Yu, his face suddenly became gloomy, "Or...... For those of us, a decree is issued! ”

Wang Yu frowned, and his face became grim.

From the expressions of the two of them, it can be seen at a glance that they both feel that 'sending an edict to ask for guilt' seems to be more likely to happen than 'sending troops to help the war'.

"What's the matter, Governor Zhang is scared?" Chu Tianya laughed, then slapped the table and said loudly: "The student is foolish, if the imperial court does not send troops to help the war at this time, it will definitely lose the hearts of the people in the world; If there is a decree to ask for guilt, we must also refuse the Holy Decree to fight in Taiyuan to the end! - Otherwise, we will lose not only the hearts of the people of the world, but also our own heads! ”