The saint drove to Yanzhou, and the person in charge of greeting him was Sun Yan, the governor of Shandong, who was also the old brother of Bingchenke. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Tang Yi asked people to explain, don't prepare anything rich, just some food that the people often eat, just do it. Sun Yan deserves to obey the order, and let people send in a pot of grits, as well as pancakes and green onion sauce.

Playing in the mountains and rivers all the way, meeting with local officials and gentry, Longqing was really tired, called Tang Yi and Zhang Shouzhi over, drank hot, fragrant grits, ate pancakes and green onions, wild and uninhibited, sweet tube full, Longqing ate a lot, and said: "Master Tang, do you say that I have a bit of the style of Wei and Jin celebrities?" ”

Tang Yi smiled: "Of course there is, I don't dare to say anything else, you are definitely the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty to eat pancake rolls and green onions." ”

"Hahaha, no matter what, it's good to be the first!" Longqing is quite easy to satisfy.

Zhang Shouzhi didn't dare to be as presumptuous as Tang Yi, and sighed: "I want to have a home-cooked meal and warm coarse clothes." Not to mention anything else, this grits are boiled out of the best japonica rice, with the most tender meat of the chicken breast, hot and spicy and fatty, ordinary people can drink it if they have a meal, although the rule of three generations is nothing more than that! ”

A small bowl of chicken porridge is actually related to the three generations of antiquity, it is rare that Longqing is not annoyed, but said with a smile: "I have come all the way, especially into the boundary of Shandong, when it comes to prosperity, it is much worse, the two sides of the canal are good, and a little farther away, it will be messy, the houses where the people live are worse than the cowshed, it looks like winter, and I don't know how they are going to live." ”

In fact, the places where Longqing walked along the way, on both sides of the canal, were careful, and a lot of thought was spent to try to make the emperor happy. However, Tang Yi felt that Longqing should be allowed to see the real people, so everywhere he went, he changed some itineraries, raided some people, and asked about their livelihoods.

It is said that if you read 10,000 books, you will travel 10,000 miles. Long Qing felt that for more than 20 years, the national crisis that the gentlemen talked about and the poor livelihood of the people were not as shocking as what he had seen with his own eyes in the past few days.

He asked some peasant households, all year round, in addition to the grain they planted, they went to the county town to work for a short time, and two or three strong laborers could drop three or five taels of silver a year, which was quite capable.

The dark faces, the jagged bones, and the thick and deformed palms all shocked Longqing. I still remember that when he lost his temper, he smashed a few porcelain vases, the cheapest of which cost fifty taels of silver, which is worth the income of dozens of families, Longqing had a fever on his face, "Go and call Sun Yan, the governor of Shandong, if there is any problem, Master Tang will help him solve it." ”

"Yes."

After a while, Sun Yan hurriedly came in from outside, and after saluting, he stood with his hands down.

"Lord Sun, it doesn't seem that I can observe the people's livelihood in Shandong very well, do you have a countermeasure?"

Replaced by other officials, the emperor's words were tantamount to asking for guilt, and he was directly frightened. Fortunately, Sun Yan was a person under Tang Yi, and he also understood that the emperor was just stating a fact.

He replied calmly: "Your Majesty, there are many people in Shandong, and the people's livelihood is difficult, which has been the case since ancient times. In recent years, the canal has become more and more declining, and the southwest of Lu and other places have been decaying severely, and the minister has worked hard to arrange for boatmen to go to the coastal cities to ask for a living, and the local government has tried to pay as little as possible, so as not to damage the people's strength, last year, the minister allocated 300,000 taels from the commercial tax of the coastal income, which was used to relieve the orphaned and old and renovate the houses. In addition, the straight roads of Shandong and the north-south Zhili are under construction, and it is expected that within two or three years, the whole line will be unblocked. Although the sea is cheap, the speed is not as fast as the land transportation, and if the straight road is built, the people on both sides will definitely be able to benefit, at least restore the former prosperity of the canal. Then there are Tai'an, Qingzhou and other places, the mountains stretch, bandits are rampant, talking about the situation, I am afraid that it will be more than Yanzhou, the minister is also organizing manpower, and the year will be successfully cleared, the minister has made a military order to the ministry, if it can't be done, the minister is willing to take off the black gauze hat on his head! ”

Sun Yan spoke clearly and endlessly, and made the current situation in Shandong very clear: The eastern coastal areas should focus on developing industrial and commercial maritime trade, the western regions should build straight roads and open up trade routes, and the central part should be a three-pronged approach to suppressing bandits and cleaning up the localities, and Shandong's prospects are still very bright.

"Very good, Master Sun is really a cadre, so I can rest assured." Long Qing suddenly remembered one more thing, "By the way, Lord Sun, I have traveled all the way and found that the canal entering Shandong has greatly reduced its width, and some places can only barely pass through the imperial boat, why is this?" ”

Sun Yan shuddered for a moment, leaning forward even more.

Tang Yi smiled faintly: "Let's say, Your Majesty wants to listen to the truth, what's going on, don't hide it, it's your sin that can't run, it's not your sin, don't carry it blindly." ”

"Yes!"

With the old classmate's words, Sun Yan's courage grew, "Back to Your Majesty, someone has encroached on the land on both sides of the canal, and the minister has just asked people to rush to repair it, otherwise I'm afraid that your imperial ship will not be navigable." ”

"Ridiculous!"

Long Qing was angry, "My imperial ship has 3,000 materials, isn't the canal a big ship that can pass 5,000 materials, or even 8,000 materials?" In the past three years, the Yellow River has spent the most money on river control, followed by the canal, how did it become like this? ”

The emperor was angry, Sun Yan's knees were weak, and he knelt on the ground, "The minister does not dare to hide His Majesty, the funds for river control are allocated every year, and it costs a lot of money. ”

"Okay, you can't stop the closure of a province, who is so big? Could it be that there are still a few scholars in the cabinet? ”

"No, it's not, it's local to Shandong."

"Is it King Lu?" This is the biggest official that Long Qing can think of in Shandong. 、

"No, although His Royal Highness King Lu has encroached on a lot of acres of land before, since the promulgation of the statute of the clan, the palace has been quite regular, and the acres of land and acres have been returned, and the children of the clan are self-reliant, and they are similar to ordinary people."

"It's not King Lu, that's it?"

"It's Confucius!"

Sun Yan lowered his head, his sideburns were sweating, Old Master Kong traveled around the world during his lifetime, and no one used his ideas, and when he was down, he actually begged for food.

He couldn't have imagined that thousands of years later, his children and grandchildren would still enjoy the shadow of the old master, and they would be like a tyrant in Shandong.

No matter how the dynasty changes, the glory of the Kong family will only increase, and it has never decreased.

At present, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has just passed on for 12 generations, and Kong Shangxian, the Emperor of Yansheng, is already the 63rd generation of the Emperor of Yansheng, in contrast, the Ming royal family can't help but be ashamed and ashamed!

As soon as he heard that it was Yan Shenggong who occupied the acres around the canal, Long Qing fell into deep thought, he didn't get angry, he thought for a long time, just waved his hand.

"Master Tang, I've worked hard all the way, I want to take a break."

Tang Yi said with a smile: "Your Majesty should rest earlier, tomorrow King Lu, Yan Shenggong, and the gentry and celebrities of Shandong will come to visit Your Majesty, and the minister will retire first." ”

……

Out of Longqing's palace, Sun Yan wiped the sweat on his head.

"My elder Tang Dage, Your Majesty is really deep enough, I thought I would immediately investigate the Kong family! Could it be that Your Majesty wants to let them go? ”

"Hahaha, what do you think? Your Majesty has let it go, and I will not let it go. Tang Yi took a deep breath, "Our Majesty, it looks weak, but in fact, he has an abacus in his heart, let him weigh it carefully, after all, it is not a trivial matter to move the Holy Father." ”

"Alas, they are all disciples of Confucius and Mencius, but the actions of the Confucian family are really disappointing." Sun Yan shook his head, "I can be regarded as the first shot, if it is dumb fire, your brother will protect me!" ”

"Don't worry, the Kong family is no big deal."

Tang Yi invited Sun Yan to his residence, arranged a room for him, and the two chatted until the second half of the night before they went to sleep.

The next day, the autumn wind gusted, the sky was high and the clouds were light, Yan Shenggong and King Lu led the gentry and celebrities of Shandong to the palace together to worship the Son of Heaven.

Long Qing couldn't see his joy and anger, and said a few words, but just invited Yan Shenggong and King Lu to the palace, and Tang Yi, the first assistant, accompanied him.

Kong Shangxian gave a gift according to the rules, Tang Yi peeked at it, it was just some ordinary local products, and the most valuable one was just a gold-sprinkled screen of red sandalwood.

It's rare, Long Qing gladly accepted, "Kong Aiqing, you have come all the way, in fact, I should go to Qufu in person to worship the saints, but I am afraid that it will disturb the peace of your mansion again, so I can't bear it." ”

"Hey, Your Majesty, you can come to the Mansion, it is the supreme glory of the minister, and the emperor's grace is immense."

Long Qing said with a smile: "Kong Aiqing, I can't just be an uninvited guest, what are the difficulties in your mansion, tell me about it, the saint Miao descendant, how can you be slow." ”

Tang Yi, who was on the side, almost laughed, Longqing, an honest child, also learned to play routines, and learned to suffocate, so it depends on Kong Shangxian's can't get on the road!

Kong Shangxian didn't notice it at all, but was overjoyed, hurriedly trembling, kneeling on the ground, without speaking, old tears flowing.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a stomach of grievances, and the minister wants to impeach Sun Yan, the governor of Shandong."

Long Qing's face sank, and he glanced at Tang Yi, what did it mean to deal with it, Tang Yi smiled and bowed his head, and Long Qing understood.

"Kong Aiqing, Lord Sun is a court official and a feudal minister, you must impeach him, you must have real evidence."

"Yes!" Kong Shangxian raised his head and cried even more sadly.

"The minister has to go to Beijing every year to worship His Majesty, this spring, the minister set off to the north, and the post station along the way did not receive the minister. After the minister inquired, he learned that it was all instructed by Sun Yan, and the minister was loyal, if it weren't for His Majesty's southern tour, the minister would not be able to see the holy face this year, Sun Yan was arrogant, looting the land, digging three feet on the ground, and the sin was heavy! ”

Kong Shangxian cried and worshiped on the ground, and said emotionally: "The fathers and elders of Shandong are all bitter hate, if this fang is not removed, the place will not be peaceful, and the ministers dare to implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate Sun Yan!" (To be continued.) )