In front of the embroidery building where the Prime Minister Qianling lives, a few bushes of plums, the tender stamens on the branches are slightly spitting, and the dark fragrance floats.

Under the starry sky, in the cold wind of the northern night, Zhang Zixuan stroked the Jiuxiao Huanpeiqin, and the song "Plum Blossom Three Alleys" has a high tone and flowing clouds and cracked stones:

The plum blossoms play with the wind high, and the thin jacket is light and floats freely. Half a little shy to cover the green leaves, three points of dark joy reflecting the red robe.

The plum blossom two alleys welcome the spring song, and the snow dissolves into ice jade muscles. mistakenly took Luoying as intentional, and Hongchen laughed at who was stupid.

She played the piano and sang, her singing voice was clear and straight to the sky, the artistic conception was very lofty, immersed in the music, not moved by foreign objects, that is, not far away, two little girls with pink makeup and jade set off fireworks, and the brilliant fire trees and silver flowers rose from the ground, and the piano and song did not disturb in the slightest.

Hongchen is smiling at who is stupid, who is Hongchen's idiot and daughter, and who is the long-term guest of the world?

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of dead branches being trampled off on the garden path, Zhang Zixuan's mood was in a mess, and she pressed the strings with her slender fingers, and closed her mouth and stopped singing.

"Why don't you play it?" Qin Lin turned out from behind the tree with a smile and said regretfully: "Although I don't know the rhythm of music, I guess that the plum blossom three lanes are still missing the last one." ”

"Those who mess with my heart, please listen to me," Zhang Zixuan smiled slightly, plucked the strings again, and the melodious music sounded again, and the red lips spit out slightly, and Qi Xin said: "The plum blossom three alleys call the immortals, and the fog surrounds the clouds and steames the birds."

The butterfly dancing bee is flying brightly, and Danxin composes the nine heavens. ”

At this time, the night sky is full of stars, the melodious sound of the piano seems to come from the sky, Zhang Zixuan's singing voice is clear and atmospheric, and the singing voice is accompanied by the sound of the piano, like the sound of heaven.

Brilliant fireworks bloomed not far away, the colorful light reflected her beautiful face, the skin like snow was as white as jade, the autumn waves stopped on Qin Lin's face, and the sandalwood cheeks smiled slightly.

At the end of the song, the aftermath lingers.

"Okay, what a Dan heart composes the Nine Heavens," Qin Lin recalled it for a long time, and praised: "The first two que's ambitions are noble, but it's a pity that I always feel a little depressed when I listen to them. ”

Hearing Qin Lin's praise, Zhang Zixuan's eyes widened in surprise, "Brother Qin is saying that only the lyrics and music are well composed?" ”

Belch... Qin Lin was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "It's good to play, and it's better to sing." ”

Zhang Zixuan pursed her lips and looked at Qin Lin, who was scratching her head, and suddenly she couldn't help but laugh with a knowing smile, and suddenly it seemed that the ice and snow were melting, spring returned to the earth, and flowers were in full bloom.

"Okay, you still make fun of me! Zixuan is not well-behaved......" Qin Lin walked over, with a wicked smile on his face, ready to catch Zhang Zixuan.

This Prime Minister Qianling immediately felt like a deer, quickly stood up and dodged two steps, and said angrily: "Brother Qin didn't accompany Miss Xu on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but came to find the little sister, that is, the little sister is not afraid of ruining the reputation, so don't you worry about the roar of the Hedong lion at home?" If you chew your tongue again, the little sister will call the two brothers to come and beat you half to death and hang you at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion! ”

Suddenly thinking of the last time my brother was angry and wanted to fight with Qin Lin, he also said that "I beat Qin Lin to death and hung it at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and told the whole world that this is the fate of refusing to be my son-in-law", Zhang Zixuan's tender face showed a few red halos, which made people suspect that it was a red plum blooming in the harsh winter.

Qin Lin knew that Zhang Zixuan's face was tender, and he was afraid that it would backfire if he joked again, so he hurriedly said: "Foolish brother is here, I really have something important to ask my little sister, and he is definitely not a person who steals jade and steals incense." ”

Stealing jade and stealing incense? Do you have what it takes to steal it? Zhang Zixuan smiled slightly: "What Brother Qin asked, the little sister knows everything and says everything. ”

Qin Lin asked bluntly: "Yang Zhao, the governor of Jiliao, how is he a person?" ”

Yang Zhao? Zhang Zixuan knew the resumes of the officials well, and after a little thought, he said: "This person is from the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing, the second class of Bingchen Branch, the deputy envoy of the Shandong military garrison in the second year of Longqing, the fourth year of the promotion of the imperial history of the capital, the governor of Shuntian, the first year of Wanli and the right deputy capital of the imperial history, and the second year of the promotion of the military department and the governor of Jiliao.

He supports his father's reform and new policy, and he also has a set of military equipment, and he is recognized as a capable member of the government and the opposition, so since the Longqing period, his father has been promoted and reused, and for more than ten years, he has been the governor of Jiliao from the deputy envoy of the military garrison, and has become a feudal official, but this person has a bad reputation and is often criticized by the clear stream, saying that he is too greedy. ”

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Sure enough, it was Zhuge of the Women's Middle School, Zhang Zixuan told Yang Zhao's history eloquently, and there was no stagnation in the middle.

After finishing speaking, she looked at Qin Lin quietly, not knowing why he asked the Governor of Jiliao, who couldn't be beaten with eight poles.

Zhang Ziying personally confirmed the relationship between Yang Zhao and Zhang Juzheng, and Qin Lin smiled bitterly when he heard it: "Since you know that Yang Zhao is greedy, why does Mr. Zhang still put him in the position of the governor of Jiliao?" ”

Hearing Qin Lin's faint accusation, Zhang Zixuan's face was slightly disgusted, and he sneered: "What did Brother Qin say? In addition to Hai Ruihai's pen holder, do we still have officials in the Ming Dynasty who are not greedy? The talents that my father can choose between are capable corrupt officials and mediocre corrupt officials, corrupt officials who support the New Deal and corrupt officials who oppose the New Deal, and of course promote and reuse the former. ”

Zhang Zixuan is right, the Qing officials in the real strict sense of the Ming Dynasty can be counted in less than a slap, the reason is very simple:

Zhu Yuanzhang's salary is too low, and if officials want to maintain the middle and upper standard of life of a large family, they must get some gray or even black income, like poor Beijing officials who have no or very little extra income, and they are so poor that their whole family pawns to survive, such as Qiu Lu and other imperial masters, such as Huo Chonglou, who Qin Lin first saw in Qizhou.

Local officials get extra income from bad rules and practices, and Beijing officials receive Bing Jing Tan Jing from local officials, if you want to say that this is corruption, officials across the country do this from top to bottom, if it is not corruption, if it is strictly in accordance with the laws of Zhu Yuanzhang's era, all should be peeled and grassed.

Therefore, when the prime minister of the country, Zhang Juzheng also saw it, since everyone is greedy, the so-called clean officials are just pretending to be good-looking, asking for money in private, and often talking about misleading the country, so simply use capable officials, and use whether they are capable and whether they support the new policy as the criteria for electing officials.

Unless the entire system is fundamentally changed, Zhang Juzheng's standard is indeed the "least bad" and the most feasible.

"Yes, everyone is greedy, there is no way to do it," Qin Lin touched his chin, with a bit of anger in his eyes: "But corruption is also different from being in moderation and being mad, right?" ”

Zhang Zixuan's eyes were as deep as the night sky, and she suddenly widened in shock: "You mean...... No, the security of the country depends on the defense of the border pass, Jizhen is the northern barrier of the Beijing Division, Yang Zhao he dare? Father, father, he will never ......"

"I also hope that the little sister will help her, and take a look at the gift list that Yang Zhao sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion over the years," Qin Lin suddenly turned straight and looked at Zhang Zixuan deeply: "Brother Fool is here to thank Miss Xie for the 100,000 officers and soldiers of Jizhen and the people of Li in the world!" ”

Zhang Zixuan's silver teeth bit out deep marks on her red lips, and finally nodded with a heavy heart and turned to leave.