"Brother Peng, what's wrong with you?" Qiu Qingge, who rushed over after hearing the news, happened to meet Peng Yue, who had come back from Heyunkou, and seeing his unhappy face, he couldn't help but inquire carefully. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It's nothing..."Peng Yue had a dark face, "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the court..."

"Brother Peng, if you have something unhappy, you can tell me, how uncomfortable it is to be blocked in your heart..."Qiu Qingge saw that Peng Yue was not as usual today, so he hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"Is there another problem with Caoyun?" Qiu Qingge tilted his head, "I heard about the commotion at the mouth of the river just now..."

"Hmm..."Peng Yue stood still, frowned and let out a long sigh, "I really didn't expect such a thing to happen, I thought that my measures were very tightly formulated, but I still couldn't stop those moth-like corrupt officials..."

When Qiu Qingge heard this, his heart sank, "Is there something wrong with the officials of Caoyun?" ”

"That's right! It's the gang... Something that pigs and dogs are not as good as! Peng Yue clenched his fists tightly, "I was afraid that they would use their duties to extort some small businessmen at the beginning, so I separated the power of taxation and management, but I didn't expect them to still extort and extort, and they were greedy!" ”

At this time, Peng Yue also realized the helplessness expressed by Zhu Houyi when he proposed the reform plan to Zhu Houxi: as long as the officials have power in their hands, they will be slowly corroded by this power, which is also the reason why the previous Caoyun officials have changed again and again.

I am indeed too naïve, and I always think things too simply. I always thought that I would be able to solve things well by using the knowledge of later generations, but I did not expect that there would also be corrupt officials in later generations, and the problem of corruption in later generations would also be a major problem in government governance. I have the management wisdom of hundreds of years later, but the methods of "acting cheaply" accumulated by those corrupt officials are thousands of years of experience!

"The question... It still needs to be rectified slowly..."Qiu Qingge lowered his head and said softly.

"Slowly rectify?" Peng Yue smiled bitterly, "How can I slowly rectify it?" I don't think I'm capable of solving this problem, I've done my best... I did my best..."

"And now the matter of opening the sea is also imminent, I am busy with this matter, I didn't expect that Caoyun had a problem again..."Peng Yue said that the more emotional he became, "I swore to the emperor that my plan would definitely be able to put an end to corruption, but now it's good, if there is such a thing, those officials who oppose it will probably take this opportunity to impeach me again, right?" ”

"Brother Peng, your method is at least much better than the previous method..."Qiu Qingge comforted softly.

"You think so, but the officials who oppose it, those who speak ... Do you think so? Peng Yue shook his head helplessly, "I don't know what I'm doing this now, what it's for..."

Thinking of this, Peng Yue suddenly felt a chill in his heart, he didn't know when he started, and he actually had such thoughts in his heart.

In fact, Peng Yue didn't have so many ideas, but when he came to this world, especially when he had the ability to change something, he naturally didn't want to give up this opportunity. Just like when I was in middle school when I was studying the humiliating history of modern China, the boys in the class would always exclaim the same way: "If Lao Tzu had been there, he would definitely not have allowed xx to be so presumptuous..."

Dramatically, what was a joke is now true. But dreams are always dreams, reality is always reality, when I really do it, I find that this is difficult, not at all as simple as shouting a bold word back then. But Peng Yue doesn't want to give up now, after all, he is still young, after all, he still has passion, he still wants to try again.

"Master Peng!" A shout pulled Peng Yue back from his thoughts.

"Thank you, Lord Peng, for saving your life!" A mother and daughter knelt down in front of Peng Yue together.

"What are you doing here!" Peng Yue hurriedly bent down to help the mother and daughter up, but saw that there were some tears on the faces of the mother and daughter.

"You are..."Qiu Qingge looked at Peng Yue, and then at the mother and daughter, looking like they didn't know why.

"They are today... A mother and daughter who were bullied by those dogs..."Peng Yue explained with a frown on the side.

"Master Peng... Master Peng still remembers us—" The mother looked excited.

"Remember... Naturally remember..."Peng Yue barely squeezed out a smile.

Peng Yue really couldn't forget the mother and daughter, because today's incident left a deep impression on him. Those officials used their power of management to force a merchant who had just started the business of transporting money to pay some miscellaneous taxes. The merchant had just started this business, and he had borrowed money to make such huge profits, so naturally he could not come up with the money to deal with these tigers and wolves, and he was a little stubborn, so he resisted on the grounds that they had no right to collect taxes, which caused the anger of these officials.

After a fierce quarrel, the conflict gradually escalated, and it was too late for the businessman to give in. These small officials with the size of sesame mung beans are quite capable of bullying the common people, and they colluded with each other, and in the end they forced the small businessman to ruin his family.

Today they ordered some servants to go to the merchant's house to demand money, and smashed the merchant's house to pieces. And those servants wanted to take the opportunity to rape the merchant's wife, the grateful mother in front of him, and even the merchant's daughter, the little girl who was still crying and wiping tears in front of her.

Fortunately, the old shopkeepers who helped him take care of the business told him about it in advance, and he was able to prevent the tragedy from happening in time, but Peng Yue's heart could not be calmed down for a long time. He had only seen in the history books how the corrupt officials in ancient times were brutal, how they disregarded the law, how they expropriated and bullied the people, but when he saw this kind of tragedy with his own eyes, it was a different scene, and he remembered that he was almost out of anger at that time. Until now, the messy scene in the merchant's house, the old merchant who was knocked to the ground and vomited blood, and the mother and daughter who were overly frightened and hid in the corner and shivered all kept echoing in their minds, making themselves miserable.

"Master Peng, my mother and daughter are willing to be cows and horses to repay Lord Peng!" The mother's excited words woke Peng Yue up again.

"Sister-in-law is serious, as the official should be..."Peng Yue said curtly, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, those dog things have been disposed of by me..."

"Thank you, Master Peng, Lord Peng really tormented the villain, how can the villain deserve it..."The mother lowered her head, and her voice weakened, obviously Peng Yue's "sister-in-law" made her very uncomfortable.

Peng Yue looked at this mother carefully, her haggard color was fully revealed, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were also hidden or visible, but she was still quite beautiful, vaguely revealing some of the demeanor of her youth.

"Wan'er, quick, thank you, kowtow to you!" The mother quickly pulled the little girl and bowed down.

"Hey... Sister-in-law, don't do this, I already feel very sorry for you today..."Peng Yue hurriedly grabbed the little girl who wanted to kneel.

I saw that this little girl looked like her mother, and she was born very beautifully, but she was a little younger, just like Ziling when she saw her for the first time. Thinking about the bestiality of those errand servants just now, Peng Yue couldn't help but grit his teeth with hatred.

"Little sister, what's your name?" Peng Yue bent down and gently stroked the little girl's head, as if to give her some comfort.

The little girl wiped her tears and saluted Peng Yuefu: "Back to my lord, the slave's surname is Gu, and his name is Wan'er." ”

"Very nice name..."Peng Yue smiled at the little girl, "How is your father now?" ”

When Gu Wan'er heard this, she pursed her lips and sobbed again, "Daddy... Daddy is seriously ill and now... I can't get down to the ground now..."

"Wan'er..."The mother pulled Gu Wan'er, glanced at her, and then smiled at Peng Yue, "Lord Xie cares, her father... It's much better now..."

When the little girl heard this, she cried quietly, and then pulled her mother's sleeve and buried her head in her mother's arms.

Peng Yue couldn't help but be moved by the kindness of this mother, thinking of the tragic experience of this family, he couldn't help but snort, "Sister-in-law, you take Wan'er back to rest first, and I will send you some money when I go back, those ruined things... I'll make them pay you..."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, your lord," the mother was so excited that she couldn't even speak clearly.

"Okay, you guys go back first..."Peng Yuechong squeezed out a smile for the mother and daughter, "I still have some things to deal with..."

"Well," the mother pulled the little girl up, "then we won't disturb the adults..."

After saying that, the mother took the little girl and made another big salute to Peng Yue, and then turned around and left.

"It's all poor people..."Peng Yue looked at the distant backs of the mother and daughter, and couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.

I saw that the mother and daughter were still looking back in the process of leaving, especially the little girl, who waved to Peng Yue while sobbing. Peng Yue could see the gratitude in the eyes of the mother and daughter, maybe this was the reason and motivation for him to continue to reform and work hard. As long as you can make a person feel happy, as long as you can help a person, your efforts are worth it.